Distrobox Alternatives

Distrobox is described as 'Use any Linux distribution inside your terminal. Enable both backward and forward compatibility with software and freedom to use whatever distribution you’re more comfortable with. Distrobox uses podman or docker to create containers using the Linux distribution of your choice' and is an app in the development category. There are nine alternatives to Distrobox for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Flathub, Self-Hosted, Rust and Fedora apps. The best Distrobox alternative is Docker, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Distrobox are KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), Linux Containers (LXC), Xen and BoxBuddy.

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  1. Docker icon

    Docker

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    Docker is an open-source engine that automates the deployment of any application as a lightweight, portable, self-sufficient container that will run virtually anywhere.

    29 Docker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • TrueNAS
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    • Docker is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Distrobox.

    • Docker is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Distrobox.

    • Docker is Freemium and Open SourceDistrobox is Free and Open Source
    • Docker is LightweightDistrobox is not according to our users
  2. KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) icon

    KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)

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    KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V). It consists of a loadable kernel module, kvm.

    40 KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
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    • KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is the most popular Android alternative to Distrobox.

    • KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is Free and Open SourceDistrobox is also Free and Open Source
    • KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is Security-focused, Lightweight and Privacy focusedDistrobox is not according to our users
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    Linux Containers (LXC)

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    Containers which offer an environment as close as possible as the one you'd get from a VM but without the overhead that comes with running a separate kernel and simulating all the hardware.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. Xen icon

    Xen

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    Xen.org, home of the Xen hypervisor, the powerful open source industry standard for virtualization. It is a native (bare-metal) hypervisor providing services that allow multiple computer operating systems to execute on the same computer hardware concurrently.

    33 Xen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. BoxBuddy icon

    BoxBuddy

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    An unofficial GUI for managing your Distroboxes. Written with GTK4 + Libadwaita.

    10 BoxBuddy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Rust
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  7. Pods icon

    Pods

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    Pods is a frontend for podman. It uses libadwaita for its user interface and strives to meet the design principles of GNOME.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  9. containerd icon

    containerd

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    An industry-standard container runtime with an emphasis on simplicity, robustness and portability

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. OpenVZ icon

    OpenVZ

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    OpenVZ is container-based virtualization for Linux.

    OpenVZ creates multiple secure, isolated Linux containers (otherwise known as VEs or VPSs) on a single physical server enabling better server utilization and ensuring that applications do not conflict.

    Each container performs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  11. Toolbx icon

    Toolbx

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    A tool for Linux, which allows the use of interactive command line environments for software development and troubleshooting the host operating system, without having to install software on the host.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Fedora
     
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