distrobox-ephemeral1
Usage
distrobox ephemeral
Overview
distrobox-ephemeral creates a temporary distrobox that is automatically destroyed when the command is terminated.
Examples
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distrobox-ephemeral --image alpine:latest -- cat /etc/os-release distrobox-ephemeral --root --verbose --image alpine:latest --volume /opt:/opt
You can also use flags from distrobox-create to customize the ephemeral container to run.
Environment
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distrobox-ephemeral calls distrobox-create, SEE ALSO distrobox-create(1) for a list of supported environment variables to use.
History
- Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
- Debian 13 (Trixie)
- Debian 12 (Bookworm)