# Distrobox 1.8.2.0

- Product: Distrobox (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/distrobox)
- Vendor: Luca Di Maio
- Date: 2025-10-28
- Version: 1.8.2.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/releases/tag/1.8.2.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/distrobox/releases/1.8.2.0
- Labels: Platforms: Linux

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- **removed** — Decommission Clearlinux
- **added** — Add unshare-groups support to assemble
- **added** — Extend manifest definitions with include in assemble
- **fixed** — Fix accidental file globbing during parsing in assemble
- **added** — Support --userns=keep-id:size= in create
- **changed** — Explicitly prefer using crun if present in create
- **fixed** — Fix formatting and quoting issues in create
- **added** — Bash completion enhancements
- **fixed** — Allow whitespaces in environment variables in enter
- **fixed** — Fix doas case and missing sudo_prefix when local execution in export
- **fixed** — Fail for HTTP response codes >= 400 in host-exec
- **added** — Support Chimera Linux guests in init
- **fixed** — Fix Vulkan ICD config files for NVIDIA driver host integration in init
- **added** — Add altlinux support in distrobox
- **fixed** — Create xdg-open distrobox-host-exec symlink only if --init not used in init
- **changed** — Exclude schroot mountpoint from socket search and improve performance in init
- **fixed** — Fix missing sudo binary on doas distro and make export aware of it
- **fixed** — Fix on systemd to not do remount in containers
- **fixed** — Fix passwordless doas
- **added** — Add option to suppress color in install
- **fixed** — Fix upgrade command when on doas systems

After some time a much needed release!
lots of fixes and polishing all over the place! Thanks @dottorblaster for
stepping in and welcome him as a new part of the maintainer team!

And thank you to 20 new first time contributors!

Please be ware that there was a little change with the telegram group, so if
you're on the old channel, please abandon that and change to the new one on https://t.me/distrobox_chat_new

##### What's Changed
* all: decommission Clearlinux
* assemble: add unshare-groups support by @PoQuatre in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1675
* assemble: extend manifest definitions with include by @balanza in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1860
* assemble: fix accidental file globbing during parsing by @jeffmahoney in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1713
* ci: ignore Neon and SteamOS when testing images by @dottorblaster in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1817
* completion: Bash completion enhancements by @Kamorst in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1848
* create: Support --userns=keep-id:size= by @Jookia in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1667
* create: explicitly prefer using crun if present
* create: fix formatting and quoting issues by @dottorblaster in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1862
* create: indentation for --root usage in distrobox-create by @apollo7321 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1846
* docs: Add Hyprland setup instructions to Distrobox guide by @AbduEhab in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1833
* docs: Fix a small documentation typo s/you/your/ by @davetha in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1748
* docs: Fix broken Useful tips link by @brandondong in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1721
* docs: Include hostname flag in distrobox-assemble docs, resolve #1851 by @xaque in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1853
* docs: Remove --name argument from distrobox-stop usage docs by @brennenputh in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1807
* docs: add CentOS Stream 10 to the compatibile distros by @dottorblaster in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1822
* docs: add debian 13 (toolbox) to the manual by @dottorblaster in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1820
* docs: add distrobox-bpftrace openSUSE's image to the docs by @dottorblaster in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1715
* docs: clarify --root documentation for distrobox-create by @apollo7321 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1845
* docs: fedora 42 by @dottorblaster in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1819
* docs: fix markdown lint by @dottorblaster in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1815
* docs: fix steamdeck guide
* docs: fix ublue arch URL by @renner0e in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1753
* docs: move to new telegram channel
* docs: refactor: replace "Silverblue" with "Atomic Desktops" by @boredsquirrel in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1679
* docs: update supported Debian images according to post-13 EOL data by @dottorblaster in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1816
* docs: update tips for cross-platform images, Fix #1669
* docs: update tips for using custom SHELL in assemble, Fix #1633 by @koldle in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1825
* docs: update_steamdeck_guide.md by @victoraalm in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1587
* enter: Allow whitespaces in environment variables by @scosu in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1811
* export: fix doas case, fix missing sudo_prefix when local execution
* host-exec: fail for HTTP response codes >= 400 (curl --fail) by @peppergrayxyz in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1787
* init: Support Chimera Linux guests by @JamiKettunen in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1778
* init: [#1687] Fixes Vulkan ICD config files for NVIDIA driver host integration (openSUSE, Fedora) by @m4nn in https://gith

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