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Setting up an Ubuntu Distrobox for Node.js & Playwright

This guide covers the creation of a specialized Ubuntu container for web development, including Node Version Manager (NVM), Node.js 24, and Playwright with all necessary system dependencies.

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1. Create the Distrobox

First, create the container using the Ubuntu 24.04 image and include essential terminal tools.

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VS Code Flatpak Setup: Podman & KWallet (Bazzite/KDE)

This guide explains how to grant the Flatpak version of Visual Studio Code access to Podman (for Dev Containers) and the KWallet keyring (for GitHub Copilot) on Bazzite KDE.

1. Enabling Podman for Flatpak VS Code

Since VS Code runs in a sandbox, it cannot directly access the host's Podman binary. We use host-spawn to bridge this gap.

Binary Preparation

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HyperHDR Setup: Ambilight in an Ubuntu Distrobox

This guide explains how to install HyperHDR within an Ubuntu Distrobox on Bazzite (or Fedora Atomic) to achieve Ambilight functionality using Pipewire screen capture.

1. Create the HyperHDR Distrobox

Create a dedicated Ubuntu container. We use Ubuntu because HyperHDR provides excellent .deb support and easy access to required libraries.

distrobox create --name hyperhdr-box --image ubuntu:24.04