[Question] Is there a need to re-pull and recreate toolbox images periodically?

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[Question] Is there a need to re-pull and recreate toolbox images periodically? #114

Closed abceleung closed 8 months ago

abceleung commented 8 months ago

Hi, I want to use the Debian Sid toolbox image with Distrobox. Since Sid is a rolling release distro, running apt update && apt upgrade should be enough to keep the container updated, right? Is there any benefit to re-pulling and recreating the image? Also, in case of non-rolling distro images like Debian Stable, what is the best way to upgrade from one release to another: performing the upgrade inside the container or re-pull and recreate?

travier commented 8 months ago

In general, when you update in place, the image gets bigger on the disk as the new files from updated packages are added to the container.

If you re-pull and re-create from an updated image then you will use less storage but will "waste" network bandwitdh. Both options work.

It's up to you to decide what's the best for you.