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Show HN: Secure Linux Apps on the Mac Desktop Through Docker
- alexellisuk 10y agoLet's look at how to bring Linux X11 apps to the Mac desktop with Docker. Run and test multiple versions of apps. Secure your surfing through isolation.
- eivarv 10y agoRegarding X11 apps on OS X: what about XQuartz [1]? If the source isn't platform-dependent, you wouldn't even need Docker. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XQuartz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XQuartz
- alexellisuk 10y agoYes, agreed.. for instance when I open XQuartz we get xterm for free.. running I guess natively and exporting to the local display. The angle I wanted to look at was containerisation for visual apps on the Mac desktop.
- js4all 10y agoAlso interesting are solutions using xpra, especially when are working over a remote connection. In this case you are not running X on the Mac, but a xpra client (a simple app). For an example see Docker's blog: https://blog.docker.com/2013/07/docker-desktop-your-desktop-over-ssh-running-inside-of-a-docker-container/ https://blog.docker.com/2013/07/docker-desktop-your-desktop-...
- alexellisuk 10y agoThere is also the possibility of installing a VNC server inside the container and a desktop environment, then connecting to that. I did this when I wanted MonoDevelop on my Mac without having to install the mandatory 3-5gb of "Xamarin Studio" mobile emulators etc. Btw thanks for the link back to xpra.