# Install distrobox Use any Linux distribution inside your terminal. Version 1.8.2.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-27. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:distrobox ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install distrobox ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add distrobox ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: distrobox from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install distrobox ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: distrobox from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install distrobox ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: distrobox from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#distrobox ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/distrobox/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S distrobox ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: distrobox from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install distrobox ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: distrobox from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:distrobox - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 1.8.2.5 - **Source summary:** Use any Linux distribution inside your terminal - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-27T15:49:18Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - distrobox (cli) - distrobox-assemble (cli) - distrobox-create (cli) - distrobox-enter (cli) - distrobox-ephemeral (cli) - distrobox-export (cli) - distrobox-generate-entry (cli) - distrobox-host-exec (cli) - distrobox-init (cli) - distrobox-list (cli) - distrobox-rm (cli) - distrobox-stop (cli) - distrobox-upgrade (cli) - distrobox (alias) - distrobox-assemble (alias) - distrobox-create (alias) - distrobox-enter (alias) - distrobox-ephemeral (alias) - distrobox-export (alias) - distrobox-generate-entry (alias) - distrobox-host-exec (alias) - distrobox-init (alias) - distrobox-list (alias) - distrobox-rm (alias) - distrobox-stop (alias) - distrobox-upgrade (alias) ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: Distrobox requires one of podman or docker. Do brew install podman or consult the documentation for details. - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 1.8.2.5 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-27 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## セキュリティノート narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** distrobox - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Requirements:** linux - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - distrobox - 1.8.1.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: distrobox from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Another tool for containerized command line environments on Linux | https://distrobox.it/ - Nix - distrobox: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/distrobox/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - distrobox - 1.7.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: distrobox from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Another tool for containerized command line environments on Linux | https://distrobox.it/ - apk - distrobox - 1.8.2.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: distrobox from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Use any Linux distribution inside your terminal | https://distrobox.it/ - apk - distrobox-bash-completion - 1.8.2.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: distrobox-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for distrobox | https://distrobox.it/ - apk - distrobox-doc - 1.8.2.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: distrobox-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Use any Linux distribution inside your terminal (documentation) | https://distrobox.it/ - apk - distrobox-zsh-completion - 1.8.2.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: distrobox-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for distrobox | https://distrobox.it/ - dnf - distrobox - 1.8.2.5-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: distrobox from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Another tool for containerized command line environments on Linux | https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox - pacman - distrobox - 1.8.2.5-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: distrobox from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Use any linux distribution inside your terminal. | https://distrobox.it - zypper - distrobox - 1.8.2.5-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: distrobox from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Use any linux distribution inside your terminal | https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox - zypper - distrobox-bash-completion - 1.8.2.5-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: distrobox-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Bash completion for distrobox | https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox - zypper - distrobox-branding-openSUSE - 1.8.2.5-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: distrobox-branding-openSUSE from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Distrobox branding package for openSUSE | https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox ## Related Links - 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