[Lxc-users] Skype in a container

[Fajar A. Nugraha]

On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 6:38 PM, Tamas Papp <tompos at martos.bme.hu> wrote:
> On 05/24/2013 11:11 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha wrote:
>> On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 4:03 AM, Tamas Papp <tompos at martos.bme.hu> wrote:
>>> On 05/18/2013 10:39 PM, Elie Deloumeau wrote:
>>>> Hi, you need a xserver in your container.
>>>>
>>>> Create a container, install gnome or whatever and install Skype for Linux ;)
>>> It's a bit more complicated, as there are some requirements.
>>>
>>> How should I run the container/application? How can I use it?
>>>
>>> How would it appear on my systray or whatever it is called in Unity?
>>
>> Yeah, it's pretty much a hassle. Not to mention you also have to allow
>> access to various devices needed by skype.
>>
>> What version are you using? I'm using skype
>> 4.1.0.20.0-0ubuntu0.13.04.2 from ubuntu partner repository on raring,
>> and it seems to work so far. Perhaps you can try that.
>
> It was a glib2 error and now it works again, so I leave it as it is now.
> It's 4.2.0.11-1 from the official download site.
>
> Though, I'm still interested in running GUI application inside a container.

Not really lxc-specific, but if it's a simple X application, using ssh
+ x forwarding would probably be easiest. It's the same thing as when
connecting to a remote server. Or you could skip the ssh part and go
with simple X forwarding (e.g. using "xhost" and "export
DISPLAY=..."), making sure your X server on the host listens to TCP
(it doesn't by default).

It becomes complicated when sound is involved. Probably
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Configuring_Sound_on_Linux/Pulse_Audio/Remote_server
(again, not really lxc-specific).

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Fajar