# Container toolbox Topics: [[Linux container]] [Toolbox](https://containertoolbx.org/) is a tool for Linux that allows the use of interactive command line environments for development and troubleshooting the host operating system, without having to install software on the host. It is built on top of [[Podman]] and other standard [[OCI Container]] technologies. ## Backing up a toolbox See the Fedora Magazine article "[Backup and restore Toolboxes](https://fedoramagazine.org/backup-and-restore-toolboxes-with-podman/)". ## Workaround for xdg-open Sometimes, xdg-open doesn't work inside a container toolbox (see [this issue](https://github.com/containers/toolbox/issues/291)). There's a workaround to override `xdg-open` with the following script, which needs to be placed in an early `$PATH` directory under the same name: ```shell #!/bin/sh ${TOOLBOX_PATH:+flatpak-spawn --host} /usr/bin/xdg-open "$@" ``` ## Subtopics - [[Running Podman from a Toolbox container]] - [[Custom toolbox image]] ## Bookmarks - [An alternative way of saving toolboxes - Fedora Magazine](https://fedoramagazine.org/alternative-way-of-saving-toolboxes-for-later-use/) ## Related topics - [[Distrobox]] - [[Fedora Silverblue]] - [[Fedora Workstation setup]]