[lxc-users] Running unprivileged gui container in Arch Linux

[Veer Singh]

Just for information , I am now able to run google-chrome also. Now only
thing left is to understand what the heck xhost does :D .

Thanks.



On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Veer Singh <veer.chah at gmail.com> wrote:

> When I execute "xhost +" in host (arch linux) , I am now able to
> successfully to run firefox in container and can use its gui window on host
> . I think error that I was getting might have to do with some permissions
> on who can use display .  I wonder how to set this permission and what
> exactly to set when launching firefox from host.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 9:35 AM, Veer Singh <veer.chah at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> lxc-users at lists.linuxcontainers.org
>>
>> Hello ,
>>
>> I am running a unprivileged container (as shown here :
>> https://www.stgraber.org/2014/02/09/lxc-1-0-gui-in-containers/   ) in
>> host Arch Linux (amd64) and template is precise-gui (amd64 version)
>> downloaded as given in above link.
>>
>> I am able to run this unprivileged container as normal user , but I am
>> unable to run any gui from it . When I try to run firefox from the
>> container I get following error :
>>
>> lxc-attach --clear-env -n precise-gui -- sudo -u ubuntu -i
>> DISPLAY=$DISPLAY firefox
>> No protocol specified
>> No protocol specified
>> No protocol specified
>> No protocol specified
>> Error: cannot open display: :0
>>
>> I am able to do all cmd line stuff in container but not gui.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>
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