#distrobox

Open Titus :opensource: :tux:opentitus@mastodon.uno
2026-02-21

Distro Shelf: Il Coltellino Svizzero per avere ogni Distro Linux su una sola! 🐧🛠

"Hai mai desiderato provare Arch Linux mentre usi Ubuntu? O magari hai bisogno dei tool di Kali Linux su Fedora senza creare macchine virtuali pesanti? 🐧💻

In questo video scopriamo Distro Shelf, l'incredibile interfaccia grafica (GUI) per Distrobox.

youtu.be/KwXmArzRtn0

@linux

#opensourceitalia #unolinux #gnulinux #distro #ita #opensource #Linux #Distrobox #DistroShelf #OpenSource #TechItalia #LinuxTutorial

2026-02-20

Installed Abrowser on a distrobox container (ubuntu + trisquel repos). Everything is working fine

#trisquel #abrowser #distrobox

Abrowser
OpenSourceGuiden.dkopensourceguiden@mstdn.dk
2026-02-08

Værktøjstip: Distrobox er en wrapper rundt om Docker, Podman eller Lilipod, der hurtigt hjælper dig med at sætte et udviklings- eller testmiljø op til f.eks en gang prototyping.

Link: distrobox.it

#opensource #dkopensource #distrobox

2026-02-04

Immutable OS, flexible experience. #Aeon uses #Flatpak for apps and #Distrobox for workflows, so you get stability and control. It’s the future of the #Linux desktop. #oSC25 talk. #openSUSE youtu.be/hh4gnNCG7dM?si=W2R0O5

Винт Проксvint@mastodon.ml
2026-01-31

Получилось запустить #КуМир на Debian Buster через #Distrobox. Теперь надо разобраться, как сделать ярлык.

The Last Psion | Alexthelastpsion@oldbytes.space
2026-01-22

To be honest I'd been thinking of replacing #tmuxinator for a while anyway, as I'm trying to reduce my reliance on the #AUR.

Where I can, I'm switching to alternatives in #ArchLinux's repos. If that's not possible, I'll see if it's in another distro's repos and run it in #Distrobox (for example, pdf2djvu in an Ubuntu 24.04 LTS container). Finally, as a last resort, I'll use a #Flatpak.

𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖉Ω𝖌𝖔𝖙𝖍randogoth@mas.to
2026-01-14

I've been using #bluefin #fedora #linux since May 2024 and I am sold on the #atomic 'cloud native' mindset.

Now after running a #nix overlayed custom image for a few weeks I am getting this tingling sensation of whether to turn the approach around and switch to #NixOS with an optional #distrobox and #flatpak environment.

A fully declarative system seems like the next logical step after atomic linux. OCI containers start to feel clunky after having experienced nix flakes.

2026-01-12

Buscando, por cierto, maneras de instalar aplicaciones en distribuciones inmutables, en OpenSuse Aeon y Kalpa recomiendan el uso de #DistroBox, una forma de crear contenedores realmente sencilla, donde, por ej, puedes ejecutar una app de otras distribuciones como si fuese nativa del sistema.

Por cosa como ésta amo linux.

Este videotutorial explica su funcionamiento básico para cualquier usuario habitual de linux.

youtube.com/watch?v=eiDt4O6UPRw

2026-01-05

Curious how #Aeon handles dev tools or #CLI utilities on an #immutable system? That’s where #Distrobox shines. Run your favorite distros, package managers, and scripts without breaking the base. Check out the #oSC25 talk. #openSUSE #Linux youtu.be/hh4gnNCG7dM?si=W2R0O5

Getting kinda frustrated with #DistroBox. I've installed it on my #SteamDeck using the instructions found on the distrobox.it website, but every time I reboot my machine I cannot reenter the images I've made. My only solution is to delete everything and start again...

Not the end of the world, just a slight annoyance before anytime I sit down to do programming...

2025-12-23

Today was the first time #ChatGPT actually helped me with something instead of suggesting useless shit I've already tried. Now I know you need libxcursor to make java applications show a proper cursor inside of #distrobox.

2025-12-21

How do you people use #distrobox or #toolbx?

Do you create one container per project/topic you are working on?

Or do you have your #containers named like their base image and install your stuff just wherever it is easiest?

Do you reuse your home dir for each container or create a private one for each?

Do you have a "default" container or do you work on the host if you open up your terminal?

Where do you install #tmux (host, default container, in each container)?

...
#linux #silverblue

2025-12-19

Nice article at @lwn

"Distrobox is a project that is designed to bring the cross-distribution compatibility to the desktop and allow users to mix-and-match Linux distributions without fussing with dual-booting, virtual machines, or multiple computers."

lwn.net/Articles/1049423/

#Linux #Distributions #Distrobox #Software

Daniel Wayne Armstrongdwarmstrong@fosstodon.org
2025-12-18

I haven't tried Distrobox yet, but I've bookmarked this great review by @jzb for when I do:

lwn.net/Articles/1049423/

#Distrobox #Linux

Joe Brockmeierjzb@hachyderm.io
2025-12-10

@pheonix As it happens I just wrote about using Bazzite and Distrobox for @lwn. Literally just hit publish on the Distrobox article, the Bazzite piece went up yesterday.

You can use a terminal emulator like Ptyxis to "integrate" with a Distrobox container -- just set it to open right into a Distrobox of your choosing -- and operate like that's the host. For me, it's not much different than just running a package-based system -- I hardly notice any difference.

I've also gone a bit off the deep end and am building my own custom Bazzite image with niri. If I'm ever satisfied with it I may post a link to it for others to use if they like. There's also Spacefin which might suit folks who want niri or Cosmic right now...

tl;dr -- I don't think it's too much friction, if you just embrace using a single Distrobox as the default environment for new apps, etc. YMMV of course. #LWN #Distrobox #Bazzite #Fedora #bootc

lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1049423

2025-12-01

Interesting. In parallel, I set up a Docker container "exactly" as a Distrobox container to get ROCm running on Bazzite. And in the Docker container I get

> Memory critical error by agent node-0 (Agent handle: 0x5578c3d90580) on address 0x7f851f8a1000. Reason: Memory in use.

when running `clinfo` after "Max work group size" while in the Distrobox container it works without this error. It would be nice if I could find out what the differences are between them, as both use Podman. But these container techs are so opaque in contrast to LXC or systemd-nspawn :-/

#podman #distrobox

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