insync-distrobox

A Bash script to create a Fedora container in distrobox, install Insync, and start it automatically on login.

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Host Requirements

distrobox must be installed on your host system and is available in nearly all distribution repositories.

Arch (and derivatives)

sudo pacman -S distrobox

Debian/Ubuntu (and derivatives Linux Mint, Zorin, etc.)

sudo apt install distrobox

Fedora Silverblue (and derivatives Kinoite, Onyx, etc.)

rpm-ostree install distrobox

• Restart required after installing distrobox and prior to running the script.

Fedora Workstation

sudo dnf install distrobox

openSUSE Tumbleweed/Leap

sudo zypper install distrobox

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Installation

Download

Download the make-insync-container.sh file above.

(Optional) Changing the Container Name

The container will be named fed-insync by default. If you would like a different name, edit the CONTAINER variable in the script. (Do not use special symbols or spaces.)

CONTAINER=my-new-insync-container-name

Run Script

Navigate to the directory you saved the script in and execute:

sh make-insync-container.sh

Sign-in

You should now be able to use Insync as usual!

WORKAROUND: Autostart Fix

The script does not properly insert quotations in the autostart entry. To fix this, edit the fed-insync*.desktop file in /home/USERNAME/.config/autostart to add quotation marks:

/usr/bin/distrobox-enter -n fed-insync -- /bin/sh -l -c "insync start"

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Credits

Thanks to aaylnx on the Insync forums for most of the basis of the script!