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Expand Up @@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ image. On Fedora this is the `fedora-toolbox` image. This image is used to
create a Toolbx container that offers the interactive command line
environment.

Note that Toolbx makes no promise about security beyond what's already
available in the usual command line environment on the host that everybody is
familiar with.


## Installation & Use

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Toolbx and [Linux distro support](https://containertoolbx.org/distros/).


## Security

Using the word `containers` gives the false impression of heightened security.
Toolbox is not a mechanism to run untrusted software in a sandboxed environment.
Toolbox provides developers with access to their private data and keys
(such as $HOME), hardware peripherals (such as cameras and microphones), etc.

Do not use it to run the things that you aren't comfortable to run on your host.

##

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