Provided by: distrobox_1.7.0-1_all 
COMPATIBILITY
This project does not need a dedicated image. It can use any OCI images from docker-hub, quay.io, or any
registry of your choice.
Many cloud images are stripped down on purpose to save size and may not include commands such as which,
mount, less or vi). Additional packages can be installed once inside the container. We recommend using
your preferred automation tool inside the container if you find yourself having to repeatedly create new
containers. Maintaining your own custom image is also an option.
The main concern is having basic Linux utilities (mount), basic user management utilities (usermod, pass‐
wd), and sudo correctly set.
SUPPORTED CONTAINER MANAGERS
distrobox can run on either podman, docker or lilipod (https://github.com/89luca89/lilipod)
It depends either on podman configured in rootless mode or on docker configured without sudo (follow
THESE instructions (https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/))
• Minimum podman version: 2.1.0
• Minimum docker client version: 19.03.15
• Minimum lilipod version: v0.0.1
Follow the official installation guide here:
• <https://podman.io/getting-started/installation>
• <https://docs.docker.com/engine/install>
• <https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/>
CONTAINERS DISTROS
Distrobox guests tested successfully with the following container images:
Distro Version Images
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AlmaLinux (Toolbox) 8 9 quay.io/toolbx-im‐
ages/almalinux-tool‐
box:8 quay.io/toolbx-
images/almalinux-tool‐
box:9 quay.io/toolbx-
images/almalinux-tool‐
box:latest
Alpine (Toolbox) 3.16 3.17 3.18 edge quay.io/toolbx-im‐
ages/alpine-tool‐
box:3.16 quay.io/tool‐
bx-images/alpine-tool‐
box:3.17 quay.io/tool‐
bx-images/alpine-tool‐
box:3.18 quay.io/tool‐
bx-images/alpine-tool‐
box:edge quay.io/tool‐
bx-images/alpine-tool‐
box:latest
AmazonLinux (Toolbox) 2 2022 quay.io/toolbx-im‐
ages/amazonlinux-tool‐
box:2 quay.io/toolbx-
images/amazonlinux-
toolbox:2023
quay.io/toolbx-im‐
ages/amazonlinux-tool‐
box:latest
Archlinux (Toolbox) quay.io/toolbx/arch-
toolbox:latest
Bazzite Arch ghcr.io/ublue-os/bazz‐
ite-arch:latest
ghcr.io/ublue-os/bazz‐
ite-arch-gnome:latest
Centos (Toolbox) stream8 stream9 quay.io/toolbx-im‐
ages/centos-tool‐
box:stream8
quay.io/toolbx-im‐
ages/centos-tool‐
box:stream9
quay.io/toolbx-im‐
ages/centos-tool‐
box:latest
Debian (Toolbox) 10 11 12 testing unsta‐ quay.io/toolbx-im‐
ble ages/debian-toolbox:10
quay.io/toolbx-im‐
ages/debian-toolbox:11
quay.io/toolbx-im‐
ages/debian-toolbox:12
quay.io/toolbx-im‐
ages/debian-tool‐
box:testing
quay.io/toolbx-im‐
ages/debian-toolbox:un‐
stable quay.io/toolbx-
images/debian-tool‐
box:latest
Fedora (Toolbox) 37 38 39 Rawhide registry.fedorapro‐
ject.org/fedora-tool‐
box:37 registry.fedo‐
raproject.org/fedora-
toolbox:38 registry.fe‐
doraproject.org/fedora-
toolbox:39 registry.fe‐
doraproject.org/fedora-
toolbox:rawhide
openSUSE (Toolbox) registry.open‐
suse.org/opensuse/dis‐
trobox:latest
RedHat (Toolbox) 8 9 registry.access.red‐
hat.com/ubi8/toolbox
registry.access.red‐
hat.com/ubi9/toolbox
quay.io/toolbx-im‐
ages/rhel-toolbox:lat‐
est
Rocky Linux (Toolbox) 8 9 quay.io/toolbx-im‐
ages/rockylinux-tool‐
box:8 quay.io/toolbx-
images/rockylinux-tool‐
box:9 quay.io/toolbx-
images/rockylinux-tool‐
box:latest
Ubuntu (Toolbox) 16.04 18.04 20.04 22.04 quay.io/toolbx/ubuntu-
toolbox:16.04
quay.io/toolbx/ubuntu-
toolbox:18.04
quay.io/toolbx/ubuntu-
toolbox:20.04
quay.io/toolbx/ubuntu-
toolbox:22.04
quay.io/toolbx/ubuntu-
toolbox:latest
AlmaLinux 8 8-minimal 9 9-minimal docker.io/library/alma‐
linux:8 docker.io/li‐
brary/almalinux:9
Alpine Linux 3.15 3.16 docker.io/li‐
brary/alpine:3.15 dock‐
er.io/li‐
brary/alpine:3.16 dock‐
er.io/li‐
brary/alpine:latest
AmazonLinux 1 2 2023 public.ecr.aws/amazon‐
linux/amazonlinux:1
public.ecr.aws/amazon‐
linux/amazonlinux:2
public.ecr.aws/amazon‐
linux/amazonlinux:2023
Archlinux docker.io/library/arch‐
linux:latest
CentOS Stream 8 9 quay.io/centos/cen‐
tos:stream8
quay.io/centos/cen‐
tos:stream9
CentOS 7 quay.io/centos/centos:7
Chainguard Wolfi Small note: sudo is cgr.dev/chain‐
missing, use su-exec guard/wolfi-base:latest
instead.
ClearLinux docker.io/li‐
brary/clearlinux:latest
docker.io/li‐
brary/clearlinux:base
Crystal Linux registry.get‐
cryst.al/crys‐
tal/misc/docker:latest
Debian 7 8 9 10 11 12 docker.io/de‐
bian/eol:wheezy dock‐
er.io/library/de‐
bian:buster-backports
docker.io/library/de‐
bian:bullseye-backports
docker.io/library/de‐
bian:bookworm-backports
docker.io/library/de‐
bian:stable-backports
Debian Testing docker.io/library/de‐
bian:testing dock‐
er.io/library/de‐
bian:testing-backports
Debian Unstable docker.io/library/de‐
bian:unstable
deepin 20 (apricot) 23 (beige) docker.io/lin‐
uxdeepin/apricot
Fedora 36 37 38 39 Rawhide quay.io/fedora/fedo‐
ra:36 quay.io/fedo‐
ra/fedora:37
quay.io/fedora/fedo‐
ra:38 quay.io/fedo‐
ra/fedora:39
quay.io/fedora/fedo‐
ra:rawhide
Gentoo Linux rolling docker.io/gen‐
too/stage3:latest
KDE neon Latest invent-reg‐
istry.kde.org/neon/dock‐
er-images/plasma:latest
Kali Linux rolling docker.io/kalilin‐
ux/kali-rolling:latest
Mint 21.1 docker.io/lin‐
uxmintd/mint21.1-amd64
Neurodebian nd100 docker.io/library/neu‐
rodebian:nd100
openSUSE Leap registry.open‐
suse.org/open‐
suse/leap:latest
openSUSE Tumbleweed registry.open‐
suse.org/opensuse/dis‐
trobox:latest reg‐
istry.opensuse.org/open‐
suse/tumbleweed:latest
registry.open‐
suse.org/opensuse/tool‐
box:latest
Oracle Linux 7 7-slim 8 8-slim 9 container-registry.ora‐
9-slim cle.com/os/oraclelinux:7
container-registry.ora‐
cle.com/os/oraclelin‐
ux:7-slim container-reg‐
istry.oracle.com/os/ora‐
clelinux:8 container-
registry.ora‐
cle.com/os/oraclelin‐
ux:8-slim container-reg‐
istry.oracle.com/os/ora‐
clelinux:9 container-
registry.ora‐
cle.com/os/oraclelin‐
ux:9-slim
RedHat (UBI) 7 8 9 registry.access.red‐
hat.com/ubi7/ubi reg‐
istry.access.red‐
hat.com/ubi8/ubi reg‐
istry.access.red‐
hat.com/ubi8/ubi-init
registry.access.red‐
hat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal
registry.access.red‐
hat.com/ubi9/ubi reg‐
istry.access.red‐
hat.com/ubi9/ubi-init
registry.access.red‐
hat.com/ubi9/ubi-minimal
Rocky Linux 8 8-minimal 9 quay.io/rockylinux/rock‐
ylinux:8 quay.io/rock‐
ylinux/rockylinux:8-min‐
imal quay.io/rockylin‐
ux/rockylinux:9
quay.io/rockylinux/rock‐
ylinux:latest
Scientific Linux 7 docker.io/library/sl:7
SteamOS ghcr.io/linuxserv‐
er/steamos:latest
Ubuntu 14.04 16.04 18.04 20.04 docker.io/library/ubun‐
22.04 23.04 tu:14.04 docker.io/li‐
brary/ubuntu:16.04 dock‐
er.io/library/ubun‐
tu:18.04 docker.io/li‐
brary/ubuntu:20.04 dock‐
er.io/library/ubun‐
tu:22.04
Vanilla OS VSO ghcr.io/vanilla-
os/vso:main
Void Linux ghcr.io/void-linux/void-
glibc-full:latest
Images marked with Toolbox are tailored images made by the community efforts in toolbx-images/images
(https://github.com/toolbx-images/images), so they are more indicated for desktop use, and first setup
will take less time. Note however that if you use a non-toolbox preconfigured image, the first dis‐
trobox-enter you’ll perform can take a while as it will download and install the missing dependencies.
A small time tax to pay for the ability to use any type of image. This will not occur after the first
time, subsequent enters will be much faster.
NixOS is not a supported container distro, and there are currently no plans to bring support to it. If
you are looking for unprivileged NixOS environments, we suggest you look into nix-shell
(https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/command-ref/nix-shell.html) or nix portable
(https://github.com/DavHau/nix-portable)
NEW DISTRO SUPPORT
If your distro of choice is not on the list, open an issue requesting support for it, we can work togeth‐
er to check if it is possible to add support for it.
Or just try using it anyway, if it works, open an issue and it will be added to the list!
OLDER DISTRIBUTIONS
For older distributions like CentOS 5, CentOS 6, Debian 6, Ubuntu 12.04, compatibility is not assured.
Their libc version is incompatible with kernel releases after >=4.11. A work around this is to use the
vsyscall=emulate flag in the bootloader of the host.
Keep also in mind that mirrors could be down for such old releases, so you will need to build a custom
distrobox image to ensure basic dependencies are met.
GPU ACCELERATION SUPPORT
For Intel and AMD Gpus, the support is baked in, as the containers will install their latest available
mesa/dri drivers.
For NVidia, you can use the --nvidia flag during create, see distrobox-create documentation to discover
how to use it.
Alternatively, you can use the nvidia-container-toolkit utility to set up the integration independently
from the distrobox’s own flag.
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