[Lxc-users] LXC container with Ubuntu desktop in an Ubuntu 12.10 host

[Derek Simkowiak]

 > /use one of several methods to log into the new container's Ubuntu 
desktop (vnc, x2go etc)./

     I believe the problem is that you are using VNC.  It has nothing to 
do with LXC, per se.

     Please see the following post (and replies) where the user had the 
same symptom as you:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/160160/unity-launcher-doesnt-appear-in-vnc-session

     There may be better solutions available on Launchpad.


 > /my "host" Ubuntu 12.10 desktop works correctly./

     Are you accessing the "host" desktop using VNC?  Or are you 
plugging in a keyboard and monitor?


On 12/31/2012 12:15 PM, brian mullan wrote:
> I've been using Ubuntu 12.10 for a couple months and one more problem 
> I've had
> recently was with trying to install an Ubuntu "desktop" in an LXC 
> container.
> I should mention that my host machine used Unity.
>
> Maybe this is just affecting me but I thought I'd ask if anyone else 
> has had this problem.
>
> I do the following:
>
>   * sudo lxc-create -t ubuntu -n mycontainer
>   * sudo lxc-start -n my container
>
> when its started I log into the container using ubuntu:ubuntu and do 
> the following
>
>   * sudo apt-get update
>   * sudo apt-get upgrade
>   * sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
>
> After it completes I reboot the container and use one of several 
> methods to
> log into the new container's Ubuntu desktop (vnc, x2go etc).
>
> I've now done this a couple times just to verify I hadn't done 
> something stupid
> but each time I log in I see the normal Ubuntu desktop EXCEPT there
> is no Launcher on the left or Menu bar at the top ??
>
> I did do some google searches and it appears there are quite a few people
> reporting something similar to this with their regular Ubuntu system 
> desktops
> (re non-LXC) but my "host" Ubuntu 12.10 desktop works correctly.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem creating an Ubuntu Unity desktop inside
> an LXC container on Ubuntu 12.10.
>
> brian
>
>
>
>
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