junest
The lightweight Arch Linux based distro that runs, without root privileges, on top of any other Linux distro. (by fsquillace)
wslu
A collection of utilities for Windows Subsystem for Linux (by wslutilities)
| junest | wslu | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 11 | |
| 2,169 | 3,633 | |
| 0.6% | - | |
| 5.7 | 6.3 | |
| 9 months ago | 5 months ago | |
| Shell | Shell | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
junest
Posts with mentions or reviews of junest.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-04-09.
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The chroot Technique – a Swiss army multitool for Linux systems
I can highly recommend: https://github.com/fsquillace/junest
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How I Work Fully Remote through SSH without Sudo Rights
Explore the Junest Git project and follow the installation instructions. Activate the environment with junest setup and enable the running-from-host options.
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AppImage + Arch Linux/AUR packages = ArchImage!
PS: about JuNest (see https://github.com/fsquillace/junest ) this is a lightweight Arch Linux based distro that runs, without root privileges, on top of any other Linux distro. I also suggest to take a look at it.
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ArchImage: my (experimental) side-project to convert Arch Linux programs to AppImages that really work on any distro, old or young... powered by Junest
About JuNest, all the apps installed using it whave always worked well for me. I've also wrote a script and done a pull request (rejected) for a tool that exports the apps to the launcher (as distrobox-export already do) https://github.com/fsquillace/junest/pull/322
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Pacman Virtual Environment v0.1
JuNest https://github.com/fsquillace/junest looks very complete and good, though I dislike the approach of having to download or build an image. It would be nice to be able to do stuff like clone my filesystem (already ZFS) and branch an environment off that instantly.
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A script to export the Arch Linux's magics (via JuNest) to the host's menu: "junest-export" (strongly inspired by distrobox-export)
I have already done a PR (see here)to the main repository https://github.com/fsquillace/junest but I still get errors in merging this utility during the automatic github-action's test/check. Any idea?
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Tiling with Pytile1x works ok on Budgie
- I have pacman installed through junest. It works for command line programs, did not test for gui software
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If I am using pacman with a root in userspace, how do I build source packages (aur) also in the user root?
Have you tried installing JuNest? It will allow you to download, install, and use Arch's precompiled binaries directly (in addition to making it easy to compile, install, and use AUR packages).
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[Hobby Scuffles] Week of January 23, 2023
As for the rest, I've been testing stuff with distrobox, junest (which is like distrobox, but for arch guest and without the container), and Conty (a lot like Junest but as a single hyper-compressed executable file). Anything requiring an escalation or wanting actual access to root remains an issue, but for the most part, it works well enough.
- GitHub - fsquillace/junest: The lightweight Arch Linux based distro that runs, without root privileges, upon any Linux distro
wslu
Posts with mentions or reviews of wslu.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-19.
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How To Open HTML/Php or Any Other Web Files From WSL2 in Web Browser
I use this. https://github.com/wslutilities/wslu
- [WSL2] wslview won't open a file in a Windows partition if given full path but will open it if I cd to that file's directory
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Neofetch looks weird
take a look over here
- First time I ever paid for fedora
- WSL2+Emacs+VcXSrv open everything with native windows applications
- Using WSL on Windows Terminal: How can I open files on default program in Windows?
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Can I make an executable on my desktop that will run a script in my wsl?
I haven't tried it, but https://github.com/wslutilities/wslu has a feature that lets you create a shortcut on your desktop from WSL. Not sure if it's what you're looking for
- wslutilities/wslu - A collection of utilities for WSL
- wslu: A collection of utilities for Windows 10 Linux Subsystems
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Emacs script to launch WSL2 emacs directly from windows bar (hope usefull for someone)
WSL already has this feature built in, via wslu. The ubuntu image has it pre-installed, but other images don't.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing junest and wslu you can also consider the following projects:
TermuxArch - Experience the pleasure of the Linux command prompt in Android, Chromebook, Fire OS and Windows on smartphone, smartTV, tablet and wearable https://termuxarch.github.io/TermuxArch/
fvim - Cross platform Neovim front-end UI, built with F# + Avalonia
x11docker - Run GUI applications and desktops in docker and podman containers. Focus on security.
LxRunOffline - A full-featured utility for managing Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
archlinux-toolbox - Slightly modified Archlinux image for usage with toolbox
openSUSE-release-tools - Tools to aid in staging and release work for openSUSE/SUSE