🧰 The Linux IT Guy Toolbox

A fast Rust desktop app for installing/removing apps and running Linux admin tasks with one click.

Note

Supported Distros

✨ What It Does

• Install and remove native packages and Flatpak apps from one UI
• Run system admin tasks (updates, Bluetooth toggle, TLP setup, etc.)
• Show local system information
• Works across multiple distros

🚀 Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/TheLinuxITGuy/Toolbox.git
cd Toolbox
cargo build --release
./target/release/linux-it-guy-toolbox

Prebuilt binaries are published on the GitHub Releases page.

If your distribution's rustc/cargo is older than 1.92:

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
. "$HOME/.cargo/env"

📖 Usage

1. Install tab → Select native packages or Flatpaks
2. Remove tab → Uninstall apps
3. Administration tab → Run system tasks
4. Click Run Selected Tasks → Enter sudo password
5. Check the process log for progress

🔧 Requirements

If cargo build --release fails, your distribution might be missing git or GUI build packages (xcb, xkbcommon, OpenSSL, and similar).

Arch

sudo pacman -Syu git rust cargo

Linux Mint / Debian

sudo apt install -y git cargo rustc libxcb-render0-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev libxkbcommon-dev libssl-dev

Fedora

sudo dnf install -y git cargo rust libxcb-devel libxkbcommon-devel openssl-devel

Silverblue / bazzite / ublue

rpm-ostree install -y git cargo rust libxcb-devel libxkbcommon-devel openssl-devel

📋 App Catalog

Apps are defined in apps_config.csv with columns:

• Category, Label, Package Name, Flatpak ID, Exec Name, Notes

Users can add applications by editing the apps_config.csv file.

Note

• Some apps are better as Flatpaks on certain distros
• Some admin actions are distro-specific
• Optional packages may not be in all default repositories

🎬 Video

💝 Sponsor

https://github.com/sponsors/TheLinuxITGuy