Take the 2-minute tour ×  I was confronted with a situation
where I needed a particular application which is either too old
or too new (still alpha) or install from a potentially risky
ppa.  Is there a way to install an application in a sort of
sandbox where it wouldn't be allowed to modify my system?  I
know I could have a virtual machine with another Ubuntu install
but I would like to avoid this if possible.  share|improve this
question  2 Answers 2  I think you can try with "Arkose"
Install via the software center  Also has a gui-tool "Arkose-
gui"  Install via the software center  According to the
description:  Arkose is currently made of:  - arkose: Command
line utility with C helper  - arkose-gui: GUI for integration in
the gnome desktop (Similar to the Run dialog)  - arkose-
nautilus: Nautilus integration  - arkose-wrapper: Wrapper for
regular apps to have them start in a container  It basically
lets you start any installed binary in a configurable container.
You can choose how much disk space you want