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this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2023
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What do you think flatpak and snaps are? They're at the very least containerized applications. Why would I install distrobox when I can literally install the same apps without having to screw around with installing a third party tool from a GitHub repo? That just seems like more trouble than it's worth. Not to mention you have to trust the GitHub author which really is no different than trusting the AUR package maintainer.
@Defaced Distrobox ist included in the Fedora repository. Have you ever used Fedora? Or are you just spreading your prejudices here?