Flatsonar

BoxBuddy

by Dvlv

A Graphical Distrobox Manager

Dangerous permissions Verified creator MIT v2.6.1
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About

BoxBuddy is a graphical user interface for Distrobox.

Distrobox allows users to create container images of many different Linux distributions which are nicely integrated with your host system, but still completely separate.

BoxBuddy makes creating and using these containers simple and convenient by providing a simple UI for many common tasks.

NOTE: BoxBuddy does not package Distrobox, it must be installed on your system separately.

Permissions

2 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

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

Who publishes this

The creator demonstrably controls this app id: Flathub verification, the hosting account owns the namespace, or a well-known file on their domain.

  • verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this app id
    publisher:flathub

Maintenance

Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.

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