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I would prefer to run Linux GUI applications inside docker containers but, that’s something.

• paulgb 4y ago
  It takes some work, but you can pass in an XQuartz display to a Docker container and have it render to that.
  • leoh 4y ago
    Link?
    • paulgb 4y ago
      The closest thing I’ve seen to a comprehensive write-up is this: https://medium.com/@mreichelt/how-to-show-x11-windows-within-docker-on-mac-50759f4b65cb https://medium.com/@mreichelt/how-to-show-x11-windows-within... (medium, unfortunately) We’ve been using it experimentally to run an ephemeral instance of Firefox that we can programmatically inject DNS and CA certs into, for localhost HTTPS development. It’s not documented yet, but the config is here: https://github.com/drifting-in-space/plane/pull/201 https://github.com/drifting-in-space/plane/pull/201
  • e12e 4y ago
    Doesn't Monterey still run X - so you could forward x11 over ssh from host into docker?
    • paulgb 4y ago
      I don't think MacOS has shipped with an X11 server for a while (https://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/17/apple-removes-x11-in-os-x-mountain-lion-shifts-support-to-open-source-xquartz/ https://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/17/apple-removes-x11-in-os...).
      • e12e 4y ago
        Ah, apparently it's possible to install, though: https://www.xquartz.org/ https://www.xquartz.org/
        • paulgb 4y ago
          Yes, in case it wasn't clear, that's what I was referring to. You can install XQuartz, configure it a little bit, and pass the display into a Docker container.