---
name: "distrobox-list"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "distrobox"
version: "1.8.2.5-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/distrobox-list"
---

# distrobox-list(1)

## NAME

-

  ```
  distrobox list
  distrobox-list
  ```

## DESCRIPTION

distrobox-list lists available distroboxes. It detects them and lists them separately from the rest of normal containers.

## SYNOPSIS

**distrobox list**

-

  ```
  --help/-h:      show this message
  --no-color:     disable color formatting
  --root/-r:      launch podman/docker/lilipod with root privileges. Note that if you need root this is the preferred
              way over "sudo distrobox" (note: if using a program other than 'sudo' for root privileges is necessary,
              specify it through the DBX_SUDO_PROGRAM env variable, or 'distrobox_sudo_program' config variable)
  --verbose/-v:       show more verbosity
  --version/-V:       show version
  ```

## EXAMPLES

-

  ```
  distrobox-list
  ```

You can also use environment variables to specify container manager

-

  ```
  DBX_CONTAINER_MANAGER="docker" distrobox-list
  ```

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

-

  ```
  DBX_CONTAINER_MANAGER
  DBX_SUDO_PROGRAM
  ```

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