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Open-source Shell projects categorized as Sandbox

Top 8 Shell Sandbox Projects

  1. x11docker

    Run GUI applications and desktops in docker and podman containers. Focus on security.

    Project mention: How to run GUI applications directly in containers | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-02-27

    Curious that there's no comparison to https://github.com/mviereck/x11docker , which I would describe as the incumbent in this space.

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  3. junest

    The lightweight Arch Linux based distro that runs, without root privileges, on top of any other Linux distro.

    Project mention: The chroot Technique – a Swiss army multitool for Linux systems | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-04-09

    I can highly recommend: https://github.com/fsquillace/junest

  4. Conty

    Easy to use unprivileged Linux container packed into a single portable executable

    Project mention: Fedora Linux devs discuss dropping 32-bit packages – bad news for Steam gamers | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-06-24

    Another solution is Conty[0] which is a download-and-run containerised Steam based on Arch; I use it to run games on Slackware without multilibs, and it's worked flawlessly so far.

    However, it seems Arch are also dropping multilibs as a dependency of Wine, and moving to WoW64[1], with "reduced performance for 32-bit applications that use OpenGL directly".

    What this implies for Steam on Arch (and hence for Conty) I'm not sure, though according to [2], as of May some Proton versions have a PROTON_USE_WOW64 env var now, so maybe multilibs can be avoided natively anyhow.

    0: https://github.com/Kron4ek/Conty

    1: https://archlinux.org/news/transition-to-the-new-wow64-wine-...

    2: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/6889

  5. eatmynetwork

    A small script for running programs with (minimal) network sandboxing

  6. qubes-app-split-browser

    Tor Browser (or Firefox) in a Qubes OS disposable, with persistent bookmarks and login credentials

  7. BrowserBox

    Install and run Firefox on Debian unattended in a virtual machine or on a computer. (by Torxgewinde)

  8. lxdbox

    This tool helps you to isolate your workspaces inside LXD containers (Guest OS), share X.org, Pulseaudio, and Web Cameras from the host OS to your Guest OS.

  9. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source Sandbox projects in Shell? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 x11docker 5,882
2 junest 2,169
3 Conty 906
4 eatmynetwork 50
5 qubes-app-split-browser 45
6 BrowserBox 28
7 lxdbox 5
8 gl-yocto-sandbox-software 0

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