distrobox-host-exec

Execute command on host from inside container

$ distrobox-host-exec "[command]"

$ distrobox-host-exec ls

distrobox-host-exec [command] [arguments]

distrobox-host-exec executes a command on the host system from inside a Distrobox container. This allows accessing host binaries and tools that aren't available inside the container.
Useful for running host-specific commands like flatpak, snap, or system utilities from within the container environment.

command

Command to execute on host

Arguments to pass to the command

Only works from inside a Distrobox container. The command must exist on the host system. Environment variables may differ between container and host.

distrobox(1), distrobox-enter(1)