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EPISODE · Jun 26, 2026 · 41 MIN

Rewriting Distrobox in Go: creating the foundation of a brand new ecosystem (osc26)

from Chaos Computer Club - recent events feed · host Emanuele De Cupis

With 12k GitHub stars, [Distrobox](https://distrobox.it) is arguably a very popular open-source project, featured in several Linux distributions, including openSUSE Aeon, SteamOS, and more. This talk shares the journey of rewriting Distrobox from POSIX shell to Go. I'll discuss the design decisions, architectural principles, and lessons learned in maintaining 100% feature parity while leveraging Go's modularity, testing capabilities, and performance. You'll see how this foundation enables future expansion and community innovation. Licensed to the public under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ about this event: https://c3voc.de

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