Highlights

• Lilipod support
• Improved nvidia integration, particularly for cuda
• General improvements in the init process
• Improve user's shell handling, so that it now always respects the chsh done inside the container
• Fix tzdata/zoneinfo problems
• Rootful containers now will properly setup user password for sudo
• General polish in initful containers
• Initful containers now support also OpenRC when present
• Initful containers will now have also a proper systemd user session
• New --unshare-all, --unshare-netns, --unshare-process, --unshare-devsys flags in create
  • Now initful + unshare-all containers can be used as playgrounds for services like LXC and Libvirt more easily
• New container_additional_volumes configuration
• Export fixes and improvements in multi-icon and space-in-name handling
• Exported binaries will be runnable between distroboxes
• Exported binaries will always run in a login shell
• Assemble is now more polished and supports all of create flags
• Assemble can now export apps/binaries directly from the manifest

What's Changed

• all: add Lilipod container manager support
• all: add extra check to detect if we are in a container by @ericcurtin in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/916
• all: block sudo/doas only when using it for root. Fix #981
• all: support /usr/local/share and /usr/share/default config paths
• assemble/enter: enter or create based on entry in manifest file by @bobslept in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/934
• assemble: add new unshare options from create
• assemble: add support for declaring exported apps and binaries, Fix #842
• assemble: better comment detection, Fix #956
• assemble: fix --name params cleanup missing. by @hirnidrin in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1014
• assemble: fix declaration of multiple hooks, fix support for pipes. Fix #853
• assemble: fix empty args in hooks handling
• assemble: fix issue with similar names, Fix #838
• assemble: fix missing ¤ in volume handling by @samuelba in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1001
• assemble: fix remove when rootful. Fix #845
• assemble: fix separator for multiple export declaration
• assemble: properly detect && and ; in lines. Fix #923
• assemble: properly split/reunite multiple hooks lines
• completions: fix dependency to awk
• create: add --unshare-all, --unshare-netns, --unshare-process, --unshare-devsys, work on #28 by @89luca89 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/818
• create: add comments to explain initful setups for docker, remove duplicate flag
• create: add container_additional_volumes configuration, to have default mounts for all containers
• create: add name lenght checking to ensure we respect hostname lenght limits. Fix #930
• create: ensure /dev/pts is empty on fresh start, init will take care of creating the proper devpts mount later
• create: ensure initful+rootful containers work on apparmor systems
• create: ensure ptmx is blank when starting
• create: ensure that we properly forward RHEL subscriptions from host to guest
• create: fix DBX entry generation env variable name
• create: fix initful+rootful containers on docker
• create: improve initful+rootful container setup using cgroupns=host
• create: remove /nix /gnu and /run/current-system/sw mounts
• create: setup devpts inside init, ensure /run is a tmpfs
• create: use only shell name in SHELL, not full path
• docs(compatibility): add bazzite and bazzite arch as supported distros by @EyeCantCU in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/936
• docs: add chromeos as supported host os by @ericcurtin in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/917
• docs: add kde neon icon and pointers to container registry by @jriddell in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/861
• docs: add missing instructions to make the podman launcher binary executable by @Antiz96 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/970
• docs: add vanilla distrobox icon by @matbme in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/915
• docs: chromeos compatibility should say debian 12 bookworm by @ericcurtin in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/919
• docs: debian is now at version 12 by @alexsch01 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/924
• docs: document waydroid by @mirkobrombin in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/951
• docs: fix code example by @bronson in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/925
• docs: missing quote in run_libvirt_in_distrobox.md by @tazihad in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/879
• docs: new splash image by @daudix in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/870
• docs: update compatibility.md for opensuse by @vyskocilm in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1011
• docs: update distrobox-upgrade.md by @rondey in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/871
• docs: update run_latest_gnome_kde_on_distrobox.md by @TheMaroonHatHacker in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/983
• docs: update useful_tips.md by @TheBicPen in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/954
• docs: windows compatibility using wsl by @ericcurtin in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1037
• enter/init: add default locale en_US.UTF-8 instead of C.POSIX. This will fix glitches in applications. Fix #398, Fix #507, Fix #571
• enter: add XDG_* dirs according to home/custom_home. Fix #420
• enter: cleanup output, be less verbose by default, automatically get container logs on verbose exit
• enter: do not pass the PROFILEREAD env variable
• enter: enable tty only if both stdin and stoud are connected to a tty. Fix #965
• enter: fix xdg_data_dirs and xdg_config_dirs handling by @ttimasdf in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/912
• enter: fix regression in tty detection. Fix #971
• enter: improve status logging during first start
• enter: prioritize container PATH over host's one
• enter: use natural order from host path by @ttimasdf in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/918
• enter: we should show the container creation progress
• ephemeral: better cleanup on termination
• ephemeral: cleanup with TRAP and forward exit code. Fix #959
• export: --sudo when not --login by @bubuntux in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/860
• export: add call to update-desktop-database tool by @luc14n0 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/889
• export: add label none to disable labeling. Fix #993
• export: always use a login shell, thanks to #869
• export: export to host_home by default by @bubuntux in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/859
• export: fix hard path icon export by @lribic in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1040
• export: fix the issue when export would fail if there is a quote in filename(s). by @vitalijb in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1004
• export: make exported binaries runnable within other distrobox containers by @FrauH0lle in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/906
• export: should fix issues with paths containing spaces by @Silenc3IsGold3n in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/840
• export: take XDG_DIRS in consideration when exporting. Fix #526
• export: use su-exec when sudo is absent
• extras: fix podman version for static builds. Fix #948
• extras: obsolete install-podman
• extras: update install script podman==4.6.2 crun==1.8.7
• generate-entry: fix missing cp commands
• host-exec: alternative check for container detection. Fix #945
• host-exec: fix container_id: unbound variable error by @luc14n0 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/888
• host-exec: fix dbus path for initful containers
• host-exec: setup XDG_RUNTIME_DIR after download prompt, fix installation in init
• host-exec: upgrade host-spawn to 1.5.0
• init/create: do not mount XDG_RUNTIME_DIR if we're using an init, we'll start out internal user session. Fix #523
• init/create: setup user password for rootful containers
• init: add /run/host/etc to nvidia search path for integration. Fix #848
• init: add a basic user-integraion@.service to ensure basic runtime integration on initful containers (graphics, sound, keyring, authorities)
• init: add back old egl/mesa packages for older debians
• init: add bash-completion to packages list. Fix #554
• init: add binfmt to masked systemd services
• init: add vanilla os and update arch init by @mirkobrombin in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/926
• init: align package list with containers/toolbox in order to give a more consistent experience between the tools
• init: arch linux speed improvements by @LukeShortCloud in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/828
• init: be sure that SHELL in the container corresponds to the one set to the user via chsh
• init: better detect package existence on Apt based systems
• init: better format creation of files
• init: better handle dependency detection, better support OpenRC for initful containers, better document in man pages how to create initful containers
• init: better handle root account lockup
• init: better highlight the first password setup prompt
• init: better nvidia file detection
• init: better rootful detection, better sudoers groups detection
• init: better sudoers groups setup, root account lockup fallback
• init: change rootful detection condition by @outphase in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/909
• init: cleaner logging
• init: create /run/.toolboxenv to ensure compatibility. add default prompt to profile. Fix #630, Fix #704
• init: debian: fix installation of deprecated libgl1-mesa-glx and libegl1-mesa by @g7 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1005
• init: do packagemanager hooks only in non-init containers, cleanup code a bit
• init: ensure user_home is correctly set each time, Fix #592
• init: exclude default timeshift mountpoint from socket search, improve performance. Fix #941
• init: fix conflict curl/curl-minimal on microdnf systems
• init: fix console always, so that it works also with the new unshare options
• init: fix fifo creation on second boot, simplify console binding, the first one is always pts/0
• init: fix gentoo pinentry ambiguity
• init: fix mount flags for files (e.g., /etc/localtime) by @weiren2 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1041
• init: fix pulseaudio integration on initful systems. Fix #943
• init: fix sudoers on rootless containers after restart. Fix #928
• init: fix tzdata/zoneinfo problems and potential incompatibilities for the future. Add test for upgrades. Fix #820, Fix #874
• init: fix user creation and sudo for wolfi
• init: fix wrongly hardcoded user@.service. Fix #907
• init: force symlink even if it exists. Fix #905
• init: handle untrusted repositories when installing basic packages by @g7 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/900
• init: improve code for hooks in package managers, skip hooks on init systems, ensure package manager does not fire up on tmpfs /run dirs
• init: improve error messages for initful containers without init systems
• init: improve host's video/audio integration on initful containers. Fix #943
• init: improve nvidia integration
• init: improve systemd masking, make it less aggressive
• init: make / as rshared inside the container
• init: nvidia-integration handle 32bit libraries and paths. Fix #892
• init: nvidia-integration, correctly preserve symlinks. Fix #848
• init: properly create devpts with correct flag and ptmx
• init: properly initialize a pty with script, and mount it as /dev/console, so that the init process will have proper output
• init: properly support fallback routine in user creation and setup, better support AD/LDAP users
• init: quieter action
• init: replace posix-libc-utils with libc-utils by @xz-dev in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/886
• init: restore commit 903eb58eb900748d11bbafaf4ff768b262971272 mistakenly removed
• init: set password-initialize flag inside the container, so that it doesn't interfere with others
• init: setup devpts inside init
• init: simplify /sbin/init vs systemd launch
• init: skip nvidia mounts when file already exists, Fix #1030
• init: succeed distrobox-init if custom image has undergone debian releaseinfo change by @aquaherd in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/898
• init: support fish shell for first-password setup in rootful containers
• init: use "policy" command as a more reliable way to detect missing packages by @guss77 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1036
• install: fix infinite loop on next. Fix #891
• install: forgot to upgrade the version there
• list: revert 720c388cb43be884d7380fbe88eb2502cf63efc7, remove stats
• rm: add flags --all/-a to delete all containers. Fix #880
• rm: do not remove home without asking. Fix #841, Fix #856, Fix #849
• rm: only prompt to delete home if --rm-home is passed by @AdamIsrael in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/896
• rm: remove --name since never used by @mirkobrombin in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/821
• stop: align flags with rm. Add -a/--all flag. Fix #717, Fix #436
• stop: make distrobox-stop use default container name if none is supplied by @ricardoseriani in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/873
• upgrade: add a flag to upgrade only running instances by @bubuntux in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/823

New Contributors

• @LukeShortCloud made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/828
• @jriddell made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/861
• @rondey made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/871
• @ricardoseriani made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/873
• @tazihad made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/879
• @xz-dev made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/886
• @Silenc3IsGold3n made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/840
• @AdamIsrael made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/896
• @g7 made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/900
• @outphase made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/909
• @matbme made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/915
• @ttimasdf made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/912
• @bronson made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/925
• @alexsch01 made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/924
• @bobslept made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/934
• @EyeCantCU made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/936
• @TheBicPen made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/954
• @Antiz96 made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/970
• @baskrahmer made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/974
• @TheMaroonHatHacker made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/983
• @aquaherd made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/898
• @TanmayPatil105 made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1000
• @samuelba made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1001
• @vitalijb made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1004
• @hirnidrin made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1014
• @lribic made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1040
• @weiren2 made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1041
• @guss77 made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1036

Full Changelog: https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/compare/1.5.0.2...1.6.0