Published May 5, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT My love for computers started with a trusty Compaq back in 2005, and I haven't looked back since. This had me graduate into being an avid tinkerer, even if I end up soft-bricking stuff most of the time. I do also love video games. We’ve all been there once. Imagine going through the trouble of finding an app, only for it to turn out to be incompatible with your OS. Linux distributions can be terribly varied, and packages aren’t always compatible across distros. Using a virtual machine would seem like the logical choice then, but setting it up is a hassle. Enter Distrobox, a tool that lets users run almost any Linux distribution within a containerized environment. It’s been quite a handy tool, especially when attempting to get .deb and .rpm format files to work. Related How does it work? Container magic In a nutshell, Distrobox is a kit of software that lets users run apps from different distributions within a containerized environment.…