Free Software Friday! This week I needed an older Ubuntu version to run some software. Thanks to DistroBox, I got everything running quickly, without setting up a VM or using a separate laptop.
#freesoftwarefriday #opensource #distrobox

Free Software Friday! This week I needed an older Ubuntu version to run some software. Thanks to DistroBox, I got everything running quickly, without setting up a VM or using a separate laptop.
#freesoftwarefriday #opensource #distrobox
š distrobox-upgrade: CLI tool: distrobox-upgrade š¦ https://packages.debian.org/distrobox-upgrade š https://github.com/javimosch/supercli #distrobox-upgrade #supercli
š distrobox-stop: CLI tool: distrobox-stop š¦ https://packages.debian.org/distrobox-stop š https://github.com/javimosch/supercli #distrobox-stop #supercli
š distrobox-rm: CLI tool: distrobox-rm š¦ https://packages.debian.org/distrobox-rm š https://github.com/javimosch/supercli #distrobox-rm #supercli
š distrobox-list: CLI tool: distrobox-list š¦ https://packages.debian.org/distrobox-list š https://github.com/javimosch/supercli #distrobox-list #supercli
š distrobox-init: CLI tool: distrobox-init š¦ https://packages.debian.org/distrobox-init š https://github.com/javimosch/supercli #distrobox-init #supercli
š distrobox-host-exec: CLI tool: distrobox-host-exec š¦ https://packages.debian.org/distrobox-host-exec š https://github.com/javimosch/supercli #distrobox-host-exec #supercli
š distrobox-generate-entry: CLI tool: distrobox-generate-entry š¦ https://packages.debian.org/distrobox-generate-entry š https://github.com/javimosch/supercli #distrobox-generate-entry #supercli
š distrobox-export: CLI tool: distrobox-export š¦ https://packages.debian.org/distrobox-export š https://github.com/javimosch/supercli #distrobox-export #supercli
š distrobox-enter: CLI tool: distrobox-enter š¦ https://packages.debian.org/distrobox-enter š https://github.com/javimosch/supercli #distrobox-enter #supercli
š distrobox-create: CLI tool: distrobox-create š¦ https://packages.debian.org/distrobox-create š https://github.com/javimosch/supercli #distrobox-create #supercli
š distrobox-assemble: CLI tool: distrobox-assemble š¦ https://packages.debian.org/distrobox-assemble š https://github.com/javimosch/supercli #distrobox-assemble #supercli
š distrobox: CLI tool: distrobox š¦ https://packages.debian.org/distrobox š https://github.com/javimosch/supercli #distrobox #supercli
Test on another Linux distro without the VM overhead.
Distrobox runs any distro's userland in a container and wires in your home dir, GUI apps, D-Bus and devices automatically.
Part 1 of Matt Aber's in-depth guide covers why it beats VMs and plain containers, plus first steps.
I made my very first distrobox today! An Arch (BTW) Linux one because I wanted to run ShellCheck on my GNOME OS.