diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 153b779..fab23ba 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ script:
   # Test the newly created JuNest image against Ubuntu host
   - export JUNEST_HOME=~/.junest
   - junest setup -i junest-x86_64.tar.gz
+  # TODO The check does not work at the moment: https://app.travis-ci.com/github/fsquillace/junest/builds/271706037
+  #  Disabling it in order to avoid having stale version of junest images.
   - ${PWD}/lib/checks/check_all.sh
   - yes | junest setup --delete
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a7001ce..1268f8b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 JuNest
 ======
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Starting from Ubuntu 23.10+, [unprivileged user namespaces has been restricted](https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-23-10-restricted-unprivileged-user-namespaces).
+> If using JuNest within Ubuntu, you may need root privileges in order to enable it.
+> Alternatively, you can access JuNest using the `proot` mode as described
+> [below](#Proot-based).
+
 The lightweight Arch Linux based distro that runs, without root privileges, on top of any other Linux distro.
 
 <h1 align="center">
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index da8d653..ef13716 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.4.8
+7.4.10
diff --git a/bin/junest b/bin/junest
index f0d6abe..4084fe0 100755
--- a/bin/junest
+++ b/bin/junest
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ function execute_operation() {
     $ACT_VERSION && version && return
 
     if $ACT_BUILD; then
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2086
         build_image_env $OPT_DISABLE_CHECK
         return
     fi
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ function execute_operation() {
     fi
 
     if $ACT_CREATE_WRAPPERS; then
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2086
         create_wrappers $OPT_FORCE "$OPT_BIN_PATH"
         exit
     fi
@@ -307,6 +309,7 @@ function execute_operation() {
     # Call create_wrappers in case new bin files have been created
     # shellcheck disable=SC2064
     trap "PATH=$PATH create_wrappers" EXIT QUIT TERM
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
     $run_env "$BACKEND_COMMAND" "${BACKEND_ARGS}" $OPT_NO_COPY_FILES "${ARGS[@]}"
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/core/build.sh b/lib/core/build.sh
index 7a2ef9d..65a9474 100644
--- a/lib/core/build.sh
+++ b/lib/core/build.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ function build_image_env(){
     # https://app.travis-ci.com/github/fsquillace/junest/builds/268216346
     [[ -e "${maindir}"/root/etc/pacman.conf ]] || sudo curl "https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/pacman/-/raw/main/pacman.conf" -o "${maindir}/root/etc/pacman.conf"
 
+    # Pacman/pacstrap bug: https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/arch-install-scripts/-/issues/3
+    sudo sed -i '/^DownloadUser = alpm$/d' "${maindir}"/root/etc/pacman.conf
+
     sudo tee -a "${maindir}"/root/etc/pacman.conf <<EOT
 
 [junest]
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ Server = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fsquillace/junest-repo/master/any
 EOT
     info "pacman.conf being used:"
     cat "${maindir}"/root/etc/pacman.conf
-    sudo pacman --noconfirm --config "${maindir}"/root/etc/pacman.conf --root "${maindir}"/root -Sy sudo-fake groot-git proot-static qemu-user-static-bin-alt yay
+    sudo pacman --noconfirm --config "${maindir}"/root/etc/pacman.conf --root "${maindir}"/root -Sy sudo-fake groot-git proot-static qemu-user-static-bin-alt yay-git
 
     echo "Generating the metadata info"
     sudo install -d -m 755 "${maindir}/root/etc/${CMD}"
@@ -84,13 +87,13 @@ EOT
     info "Generating the locales..."
     # sed command is required for locale-gen but it is required by fakeroot
     # and cannot be removed
-    # localedef (called by locale-gen) requires gzip
+    # localedef (called by locale-gen) requires gzip but it is supposed to be
+    # already installed as systemd already depends on it
     sudo pacman --noconfirm --root "${maindir}"/root -S sed gzip
     sudo ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/posix/UTC "${maindir}"/root/etc/localtime
     sudo bash -c "echo 'en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8' >> ${maindir}/root/etc/locale.gen"
     sudo "${maindir}"/root/bin/groot "${maindir}"/root locale-gen
     sudo bash -c "echo LANG=\"en_US.UTF-8\" >> ${maindir}/root/etc/locale.conf"
-    sudo pacman --noconfirm --root "${maindir}"/root -Rsn gzip
 
     info "Setting up the pacman keyring (this might take a while!)..."
     if [[ $(uname -m) == *"arm"* ]]
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/test-chroot.sh b/tests/unit-tests/test-chroot.sh
index 703004d..3739c58 100755
--- a/tests/unit-tests/test-chroot.sh
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/test-chroot.sh
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@ function tearDown(){
 
 function init_mocks() {
     chroot_cmd() {
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2317
         [ "$JUNEST_ENV" != "1" ] && return 1
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2317
         echo "chroot_cmd $*"
     }
     # shellcheck disable=SC2034
     GROOT=chroot_cmd
     mychroot() {
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2317
         echo mychroot "$*"
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/test-common.sh b/tests/unit-tests/test-common.sh
index d0a6c0b..89c1a1e 100755
--- a/tests/unit-tests/test-common.sh
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/test-common.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ function oneTimeTearDown(){
 
 function setUp(){
     ld_exec_mock() {
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2317
         echo "ld_exec $*"
     }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     ld_exec_mock_false() {
         echo "ld_exec $*"
         return 1
@@ -32,11 +34,13 @@ function setUp(){
     LD_EXEC=ld_exec_mock
 
     unshare_mock() {
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2317
         echo "unshare $*"
     }
     # shellcheck disable=SC2034
     UNSHARE=unshare_mock
 
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     bwrap_mock() {
         echo "bwrap $*"
     }
@@ -173,6 +177,7 @@ function test_proot_cmd_compat(){
 
 function test_proot_cmd_seccomp(){
     envv(){
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2317
         env
     }
     PROOT=envv
@@ -180,6 +185,7 @@ function test_proot_cmd_seccomp(){
     assertEquals "" "$(grep "^PROOT_NO_SECCOMP" "$STDOUTF")"
 
     envv(){
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2317
         env | grep "^PROOT_NO_SECCOMP"
     }
     # shellcheck disable=SC2034
@@ -193,6 +199,7 @@ PROOT_NO_SECCOMP=1" "$(grep "^PROOT_NO_SECCOMP" "$STDOUTF")"
 
 function test_copy_passwd_and_group(){
     getent_cmd_mock() {
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2317
         echo "$*"
     }
     GETENT=getent_cmd_mock assertCommandSuccess copy_passwd_and_group
@@ -202,6 +209,7 @@ function test_copy_passwd_and_group(){
 
 function test_copy_passwd_and_group_fallback(){
     cp_cmd_mock() {
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2317
         echo "$*"
     }
     CP=cp_cmd_mock GETENT=false LD_EXEC=false assertCommandSuccess copy_passwd_and_group
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/test-junest.sh b/tests/unit-tests/test-junest.sh
index 086062f..07a92b1 100755
--- a/tests/unit-tests/test-junest.sh
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/test-junest.sh
@@ -15,25 +15,32 @@ function oneTimeSetUp(){
 
 function setUp(){
     ## Mock functions ##
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     function usage(){
         echo "usage"
     }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     function version(){
         echo "version"
     }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     function build_image_env(){
         local disable_check=$1
         echo "build_image_env($disable_check)"
     }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     function delete_env(){
         echo "delete_env"
     }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     function setup_env_from_file(){
         echo "setup_env_from_file($1)"
     }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     function setup_env(){
         echo "setup_env($1)"
     }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     function run_env_as_proot_fakeroot(){
         local backend_command="$1"
         local backend_args="$2"
@@ -41,6 +48,7 @@ function setUp(){
         shift 3
         echo "run_env_as_proot_fakeroot($backend_command,$backend_args,$no_copy_files,$*)"
     }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     function run_env_as_groot(){
         local backend_command="$1"
         local backend_args="$2"
@@ -48,6 +56,7 @@ function setUp(){
         shift 3
         echo "run_env_as_groot($backend_command,$backend_args,$no_copy_files,$*)"
     }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     function run_env_as_chroot(){
         local backend_command="$1"
         local backend_args="$2"
@@ -55,6 +64,7 @@ function setUp(){
         shift 3
         echo "run_env_as_chroot($backend_command,$backend_args,$no_copy_files,$*)"
     }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     function run_env_as_proot_user(){
         local backend_command="$1"
         local backend_args="$2"
@@ -62,6 +72,7 @@ function setUp(){
         shift 3
         echo "run_env_as_proot_user($backend_command,$backend_args,$no_copy_files,$*)"
     }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     function run_env_as_bwrap_fakeroot(){
         local backend_command="$1"
         local backend_args="$2"
@@ -69,6 +80,7 @@ function setUp(){
         shift 3
         echo "run_env_as_bwrap_fakeroot($backend_command,$backend_args,$no_copy_files,$*)"
     }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     function run_env_as_bwrap_user(){
         local backend_command="$1"
         local backend_args="$2"
@@ -76,9 +88,11 @@ function setUp(){
         shift 3
         echo "run_env_as_bwrap_user($backend_command,$backend_args,$no_copy_files,$*)"
     }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     function is_env_installed(){
         return 0
     }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     function create_wrappers(){
         :
     }
@@ -108,6 +122,7 @@ function test_build_image_env(){
 }
 
 function test_create_wrappers(){
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     function create_wrappers(){
         local force=$1
         echo "create_wrappers($force)"
@@ -126,6 +141,7 @@ function test_delete_env(){
     assertEquals "delete_env" "$(cat "$STDOUTF")"
 }
 function test_setup_env_from_file(){
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     is_env_installed(){
         return 1
     }
@@ -134,6 +150,7 @@ function test_setup_env_from_file(){
     assertCommandSuccess main setup --from-file myimage
     assertEquals "setup_env_from_file(myimage)" "$(cat "$STDOUTF")"
 
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     is_env_installed(){
         return 0
     }
@@ -141,6 +158,7 @@ function test_setup_env_from_file(){
 }
 
 function test_setup_env(){
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     is_env_installed(){
         return 1
     }
@@ -153,6 +171,7 @@ function test_setup_env(){
     assertCommandSuccess main setup --arch arm
     assertEquals "setup_env(arm)" "$(cat "$STDOUTF")"
 
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     is_env_installed(){
         return 0
     }
@@ -181,6 +200,7 @@ function test_run_env_as_proot_fakeroot(){
     assertCommandSuccess main proot -f  -- command --as
     assertEquals "run_env_as_proot_fakeroot(,,false,command --as)" "$(cat "$STDOUTF")"
 
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     is_env_installed(){
         return 1
     }
@@ -207,6 +227,7 @@ function test_run_env_as_user(){
     assertCommandSuccess main proot -- command -ls
     assertEquals "run_env_as_proot_user(,,false,command -ls)" "$(cat "$STDOUTF")"
 
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     is_env_installed(){
         return 1
     }
@@ -231,6 +252,7 @@ function test_run_env_as_groot(){
     assertCommandSuccess main groot -- command
     assertEquals "run_env_as_groot(,,false,command)" "$(cat "$STDOUTF")"
 
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     is_env_installed(){
         return 1
     }
@@ -253,6 +275,7 @@ function test_run_env_as_chroot(){
     assertCommandSuccess main root -- command
     assertEquals "run_env_as_chroot(,,false,command)" "$(cat "$STDOUTF")"
 
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     is_env_installed(){
         return 1
     }
@@ -295,6 +318,7 @@ function test_run_env_as_bwrap_fakeroot(){
     assertCommandSuccess main -f -- command --as
     assertEquals "run_env_as_bwrap_fakeroot(,,false,command --as)" "$(cat "$STDOUTF")"
 
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     is_env_installed(){
         return 1
     }
@@ -337,6 +361,7 @@ function test_run_env_as_bwrap_user(){
     assertCommandSuccess main -- command --as
     assertEquals "run_env_as_bwrap_user(,,false,command --as)" "$(cat "$STDOUTF")"
 
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     is_env_installed(){
         return 1
     }
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/test-namespace.sh b/tests/unit-tests/test-namespace.sh
index 781ca92..7a845aa 100755
--- a/tests/unit-tests/test-namespace.sh
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/test-namespace.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ function oneTimeSetUp(){
 
 ## Mock functions ##
 function init_mocks() {
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     function bwrap_cmd(){
         echo "$BWRAP $*"
     }
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/test-proot.sh b/tests/unit-tests/test-proot.sh
index dfc7498..0f4f11a 100755
--- a/tests/unit-tests/test-proot.sh
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/test-proot.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ function _test_copy_remaining_files() {
 }
 
 function test_run_env_as_proot_user(){
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     _run_env_with_qemu() {
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
         # shellcheck disable=SC2048
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ function test_run_env_as_proot_user(){
 }
 
 function test_run_env_as_proot_user_with_backend_command(){
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     _run_env_with_qemu() {
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
         # shellcheck disable=SC2048
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ function test_run_env_as_proot_user_with_backend_command(){
 }
 
 function test_run_env_as_proot_user_no_copy(){
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     _run_env_with_qemu() {
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
         # shellcheck disable=SC2048
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ function test_run_env_as_proot_user_nested_env(){
 }
 
 function test_run_env_as_proot_fakeroot(){
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     _run_env_with_qemu() {
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
         # shellcheck disable=SC2048
@@ -136,6 +140,7 @@ function test_run_env_as_proot_fakeroot(){
 }
 
 function test_run_env_as_proot_fakeroot_with_backend_command(){
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     _run_env_with_qemu() {
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
         # shellcheck disable=SC2048
@@ -159,6 +164,7 @@ function test_run_env_as_proot_fakeroot_nested_env(){
 }
 
 function test_run_env_with_quotes(){
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     _run_env_with_qemu() {
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
         # shellcheck disable=SC2048
@@ -169,6 +175,7 @@ function test_run_env_with_quotes(){
 }
 
 function test_run_env_with_proot_args(){
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     proot_cmd() {
         [ "$JUNEST_ENV" != "1" ] && return 1
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
@@ -187,16 +194,19 @@ function test_run_env_with_proot_args(){
 
 function test_qemu() {
     echo "JUNEST_ARCH=arm" > "${JUNEST_HOME}"/etc/junest/info
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     rm_cmd() {
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
         # shellcheck disable=SC2048
         echo $*
     }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     ln_cmd() {
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
         # shellcheck disable=SC2048
         echo $*
     }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     _run_env_with_proot() {
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
         # shellcheck disable=SC2048
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/test-setup.sh b/tests/unit-tests/test-setup.sh
index d8c2456..de2df75 100755
--- a/tests/unit-tests/test-setup.sh
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/test-setup.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ function test_is_env_installed(){
 
 function test_setup_env(){
     rm -rf "${JUNEST_HOME:?}"/*
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     wget_mock(){
         # Proof that the setup is happening
         # inside $JUNEST_TEMPDIR
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/test-wrappers.sh b/tests/unit-tests/test-wrappers.sh
index eef1f38..ee9776f 100755
--- a/tests/unit-tests/test-wrappers.sh
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/test-wrappers.sh
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ function test_create_wrappers_verify_content(){
     assertEquals "" "$(cat "$STDOUTF")"
 
     # Mock junest command to capture the actual output generated from myfile script
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2317
     junest(){
         for arg in "$@"
         do