# Distrobox 2.0.0-rc.4

- Product: Distrobox (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/distrobox)
- Vendor: Luca Di Maio
- Date: 2026-07-25
- Version: 2.0.0-rc.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/releases/tag/2.0.0-rc.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/distrobox/releases/2.0.0-rc.4
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: Linux

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- **fixed** — Replace --format json with backward-compatible alternatives
- **added** — Support both legacy and v2 in the install script
- **fixed** — Resolve --version flag conflict with --verbose/-v
- **fixed** — Ensure rootful containers add user to sudo/wheel group
- **fixed** — Check if group exists before appending user in init
- **fixed** — Do not consider scripts in PATH for inside-distrobox
- **fixed** — Parse distrobox flags after the container name in enter
- **changed** — Move the script dir resolution to the global config
- **fixed** — Resolve compatibility-matrix container setup failures in init
- **fixed** — Isolate NVIDIA libraries and fix Docker device groups for ROCm

##### What's Changed
* chore(deps): bump actions/setup-go from 6.4.0 to 6.5.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/2146
* fix: replace --format json with backward-compatible alternatives by @dottorblaster in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/2150
* feat(install): support both legacy and v2 in the install script by @dottorblaster in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/2145
* fix: resolve --version flag conflict with --verbose/-v by @kairosci in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/2157
* fix: ensure rootful containers add user to sudo/wheel group by @kairosci in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/2158
* fix(init): check if group exists before appending user by @kairosci in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/2162
* docs: update vanilla distrobox icon by @NN708 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/2164
* fix(inside-distrobox): do not consider scripts in PATH by @balanza in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/2166
* fix(enter): parse distrobox flags after the container name by @89luca89 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/2165
* refactor(config): move the script dir resolution to the global config by @balanza in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/2167
* refactor(cleanup): remove dead code and duplication by @89luca89 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/2172
* chore(license): add GPL-3.0 SPDX header to Go sources by @89luca89 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/2173
* fix(init): resolve compatibility-matrix container setup failures by @89luca89 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/2175
* fix(gpu): isolate NVIDIA libraries and fix Docker device groups for ROCm by @89luca89 in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/2171

##### New Contributors
* @kairosci made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/2157
* @NN708 made their first contribution in https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/2164

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/compare/2.0.0-rc.3...2.0.0-rc.4