ColdWater@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-222 days ago[Solved] This maybe a strange question but can I run a Linux app in a separate container/sandbox? Without its dependencies bloating my host OS?message-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square[Solved] This maybe a strange question but can I run a Linux app in a separate container/sandbox? Without its dependencies bloating my host OS?ColdWater@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-222 days agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMax-P@lemmy.max-p.melinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 days agoDocker, Distrobox, Toybox, systemd-nspawn, chroot. Technically those all rely on the same kernel namespace features, just different ways to use it. That’s also what Flatpaks and Snaps do. If you only care about package bloat, an AppImage would do too but it’s not a sandbox like Flatpak.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoDon’t use docker with distrobox. Use podman instead as it is rootless and faster
Docker, Distrobox, Toybox, systemd-nspawn, chroot.
Technically those all rely on the same kernel namespace features, just different ways to use it.
That’s also what Flatpaks and Snaps do. If you only care about package bloat, an AppImage would do too but it’s not a sandbox like Flatpak.
Don’t use docker with distrobox. Use podman instead as it is rootless and faster