1.4.0

This release sees a lot of changes, thanks to all the contributors :smile:

• New distrobox upgrade command, to update all the containers at once
• New distrobox generate-entry command, to add your distrobox to the app list
  • note that from 1.4.0 onwards this will be the default behaviour for all the new containers created
• New distrobox ephemeral command, to quickly spawn, use and delete a container. All-in-one.
• New install-podman script to install Podman in $HOME. Handy for @ValveSoftware SteamDeck users
• Distrobox-host-exec now uses exclusively the host-spawn command from @1player
• Better support for AD/LDap and Kerberos usernames
• Better support for Nix/Guix hosts
• Plenty of bug fixes and CI/Test improvements :smile:

Complete Changelog

• CI: add another Shell linter - Differential-ShellCheck by @jamacku in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/372
• all: Implement options for sudo program customization by @PgBiel in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/346
• all: add /usr/etc/distrobox/distrobox.conf as possible config file
• all: respect XDG_CONFIG_HOME variable for configs
• clone: fix image save name to work with podman's lowercase requirements
• create: Add Nix System Path and Initialize a Nix Flake by @FedX-sudo in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/368
• create: mount the store directory of Guix. by @cireu in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/394
• create: move distrobox utility mounts into enter. Fix #315
• docs/extras: add support for SteamOS, add install-podman script to perform persistent installs
• docs: Add more getting started examples by @profetik-777 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/389
• docs: Clarify smallness of common cloud images by @castrojo in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/383
• docs: add distrobox's flatpak installation method
  • Still in beta. Check here
• docs: fix a mistake for gentoo dockerfile by @top1Ashier in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/361
• enter: fix automatic container creation when '-r' is used by @dfaggioli in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/364
• enter: improve performance for start container logs
• enter: make it more location independent, Fix #354
• enter: re-add missing USER variable inside env
• enter: reformat code, fix backtick detection. Fix #395
• enter: use container's login shell when no command is provided
• export: Add some checks for fixing issues due to dirs or manpages missing (on MicroOS) by @dfaggioli in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/365
• export: Enable export of local applications by @haakobja in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/291
• export: use a more robust way to find container's name or ID. Fix #375
• feat: Replace call to 'rev | cut' with 'grep' by @adam-gaia in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/342
• generate-entry: add new command to create and delete desktop entries for distroboxes
• host-exec: add a flag to distrobox-host-exec to skip the installation prompt by @codexMechanicus in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/363
• host-exec: replace chroot with host-spawn (#349)
• init: add kerberos KCM cache from https://github.com/containers/toolbox Fix #323
• init: add quotes around username to avoid problems with AD/LDap usernames
• init: avoid xbps errors by keeping it updated
• init: be aware of absolute symlinks in /etc and try to handle them. Fix #385
• init: better match error messages. Fix #390
• init: do host file sync only if they exist
• init: fix mountpoint for home in ostree based os. This will fix problems with the package installation on Fedora
• init: fix tzdata handling
• init: improve systemd integration for rootful containers
• install: add missing help entry for --next/-N flag
• install: use either wget or curl by @gcoakes in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/376
• list/host-exec: fix tty detection
• list: Add no-color flag to list by @misobarisic in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/353
• list: disable colors when not in a terminal. Fix #352
• remove deprecated path feature by @misobarisic in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/356
• rm: do not use a default name value, add multi-name support
• ephemeral: add ephemeral distrobox command (#335) by @juhp in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/336
• upgrade: add upgrade command to perform single or batch update on distroboxes, Fix #240

New Contributors

• @haakobja made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/291
• @adam-gaia made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/342
• @PgBiel made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/346
• @orowith2os made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/355
• @top1Ashier made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/361
• @codexMechanicus made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/363
• @gcoakes made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/376
• @castrojo made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/383
• @profetik-777 made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/389
• @jamacku made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/372
• @cireu made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/394

Full Changelog: https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/compare/1.3.1...1.4.0