[Suggestion] Create a "distrobox container"

[osalbahr]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Can't use Distrobox on macOS.

• [Feature] MacOS host support #36

Describe the solution you'd like

As a middle-ground, thoughts on using Distrobox in a container?

Describe alternatives you've considered

podman exec -it fedora-rawhide /bin/bash etc.

Additional context

This idea stems from the ability for using Podman/Docker inside a Distrobox. Does this mean it is possible to use "Distrobox inside a Distrobox" (only one level deep)? Idk, just a thought. Here is what I envision:

[user:host] % podman run -it docker.io/distrobox/distrobox
[distrobox:distrobox] $ distrobox create -i fedora:rawhide
[distrobox:distrobox] $ [now i am using Fedora Rawhide]

I often want to quickly try to test something on multiple distros, and Distrobox is great for that. I am fine with just switching to my Fedora partition and use Distrobox as normal. I'm just curious of the possibility above. Doesn't have to be fully-featured.

[juhp]

+1

(FWIW seems one can use toolbox inside toolbox)

[89luca89]

Granted, we now have a Containerfile for a distrobox image 👍

podman run -ti --userns keep-id localhost/distrobox:latest

[osalbahr]

Granted, we now have a Containerfile for a distrobox image 👍

podman run -ti --userns keep-id localhost/distrobox:latest

I must be missing something:

$ podman run -ti --userns keep-id localhost/distrobox:latest
Trying to pull localhost/distrobox:latest...
WARN[0000] Failed, retrying in 1s ... (1/3). Error: initializing source docker://localhost/distrobox:latest: pinging container registry localhost: Get "https://localhost/v2/": dial tcp [::1]:443: connect: connection refused 
WARN[0001] Failed, retrying in 1s ... (2/3). Error: initializing source docker://localhost/distrobox:latest: pinging container registry localhost: Get "https://localhost/v2/": dial tcp [::1]:443: connect: connection refused 
WARN[0002] Failed, retrying in 1s ... (3/3). Error: initializing source docker://localhost/distrobox:latest: pinging container registry localhost: Get "https://localhost/v2/": dial tcp [::1]:443: connect: connection refused 
Error: initializing source docker://localhost/distrobox:latest: pinging container registry localhost: Get "https://localhost/v2/": dial tcp [::1]:443: connect: connection refused

[89luca89]

Granted, we now have a Containerfile for a distrobox image 👍
podman run -ti --userns keep-id localhost/distrobox:latest

I must be missing something:

$ podman run -ti --userns keep-id localhost/distrobox:latest
Trying to pull localhost/distrobox:latest...
WARN[0000] Failed, retrying in 1s ... (1/3). Error: initializing source docker://localhost/distrobox:latest: pinging container registry localhost: Get "https://localhost/v2/": dial tcp [::1]:443: connect: connection refused 
WARN[0001] Failed, retrying in 1s ... (2/3). Error: initializing source docker://localhost/distrobox:latest: pinging container registry localhost: Get "https://localhost/v2/": dial tcp [::1]:443: connect: connection refused 
WARN[0002] Failed, retrying in 1s ... (3/3). Error: initializing source docker://localhost/distrobox:latest: pinging container registry localhost: Get "https://localhost/v2/": dial tcp [::1]:443: connect: connection refused 
Error: initializing source docker://localhost/distrobox:latest: pinging container registry localhost: Get "https://localhost/v2/": dial tcp [::1]:443: connect: connection refused

you need to build the image

inside the distrobox source folder do podman build . -t distrobox

then you'll have the image

I still haven't bothered to build and push it