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Use Distrobox for interactive tools that need a mutable package environment.

ucore includes Distrobox, which runs a mutable Linux distribution environment alongside the immutable host.

Interactive tools, not services

Distrobox is useful for interactive tools that are installed conventionally, such as htop or nmap.

Keep persistent services in containers rather than turning a Distrobox into a host service environment. The ucore-minimal image does not include Distrobox; it is part of ucore and ucore-hci.

See the container guide for the intended service model and the image comparison for included packages.

Source: uCore Distrobox guidance. Checked September 18, 2026.