Flatsonar

DistroShelf

by Lorenzo Miglietta

Graphical interface for managing Distrobox containers

Dangerous permissions Verified creator GPL-3.0-or-later v1.5.2
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About

DistroShelf is a graphical interface for managing Distrobox containers on Linux. It provides an easy way to:

  • Create and manage containers
  • View container status and details
  • Install packages
  • Manage exported applications
  • Open terminal sessions
  • Upgrade containers
  • Clone and delete containers

Permissions

1 permission weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • sandbox escape: can run commands on the host via flatpak-spawn
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Flatpak
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • network
    --share=network
  • X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
    --socket=fallback-x11
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri

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