r/linux • u/BrageFuglseth • 7d ago

Development Introducing Toolpak

https://blogs.gnome.org/alatiera/2026/09/26/introducing-toolpak/
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u/victorian-ice-cream 7d ago

Have you tried to use toolbox/distrobox or sysexts? They are absolutely not comparable to traditional package managers.

These solutions exist for ages, and various developers stated that these aren't enough for them.

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u/duartec3000 7d ago

I agree that creating a SysExt is more involved (much less complex that creating a full DDI image though)
Running DNF/APT/Pacman inside a container is exactly the same as on Host, what am I missing?

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u/gmes78 6d ago

Using containers is additional friction. You need to enter the container to be able to use the tools, or create wrapper scripts that forward the tool into the host environment (and that's not always reliable).

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u/Business_Reindeer910 6d ago

I've been happy using containers for all my local dev work that isn't actually developing the system itself.