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The distribution that is reported in the container is not the one that is set in it

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Description

_toolbox v. 0.3_

**Description**
Hello. The distribution that is reported in the container is not the one that is set in it.

**Expected behaviour**
The distribution that is reported in the container to be the one that is set in it.

**Actual behaviour**
The distribution that is set in the host is also the one that is reported in the container.

- On host

```
$ hostnamectl | sed -n 8p | awk '$1=$1'
Operating System: Fedora Linux 44.20260730.0 (COSMIC Atomic)
```

- On Toolbox container

_note_: container created with '`toolbox create --distro arch --release latest`'

```
$ hostnamectl | sed -n 8p | awk '$1=$1'
Operating System: Fedora Linux 44.20260730.0 (COSMIC Atomic)
```

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue with `toolbox create --distro arch --release latest`, then run the provided `hostnamectl` command on the host and inside the container. Trace how the distro option is handled and verify that the container reports Arch rather than the host's Fedora distribution.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, linux
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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