[lxc-users] Run GUI in LXD 2.0+

[Tomasz Chmielewski]

It's just an example, like 'foo'.


Tomasz Chmielewski
https://lxadm.com


On 2017-04-16 09:54, gunnar.wagner wrote:
> why does is have to be ubuntu:pokemon? why not any OS ? or is
> 'pokemon' just a placeholder like 'foo'
> 
> On 4/15/2017 11:29 PM, Matlink wrote:
> 
>> Well, the lxc 1.0 version didn't require any network stack: it
>> mounted the X11 required files in the container.
>> 
>> However in lxc 2.0 I would like a solution like this, not using x2go
>> or ssh X11 forwarding.
>> 
>> The ideal solution for me would be to be able to run 'lxc exec test
>> firefox' to run Firefox in the container.
>> 
>> Le 15 avril 2017 16:09:00 GMT+02:00, Tomasz Chmielewski
>> <mangoo at wpkg.org> a écrit :
>> 
>> On 2017-04-15 22:39, Felipe wrote:
>> Instructions:
>> 
>> a) In LXD container:
>> 
>> *  lxc launch ubuntu: pokemon
>> 
>> *  lxc exec pokemon bash
>> 
>> *  add-apt-repository ppa:x2go/stable && sudo apt-get update
>> 
>> *  apt-get install xfce4 xfce4-goodies xfce4-artwork
>> xubuntu-icon-theme firefox x2goserver x2goserver-xsession
>> 
>> *  adduser pikachu
>> 
>> *  vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
>> # Change to no to disable tunnelled clear text passwords
>> PasswordAuthentication yes
>> *  /etc/init.d/ssh restart
>> 
>> While x2go is great for remote connectivity, it can be really
>> simpler,
>> if you're running the container locally (or over low-latency, high
>> speed
>> network) and don't need disconnected sessions etc.
>> 
>> Run this once:
>> 
>> * LXD host:
>> 
>> lxc launch ubuntu: pokemon
>> lxc exec pokemon bash
>> 
>> * container
>> 
>> apt install openssh-server firefox
>> adduser pikachu
>> 
>> # add your ssh key for pikachu
>> 
>> Then, connect with ssh -X:
>> 
>> ssh -X container_IP
>> export MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1 ; firefox
>> 
>> MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1 in the container is needed in case you run Firefox
>> both
>> locally and over SSH - otherwise, it won't be possible to start two
>> separate Firefox instances.
>> 
>> Tomasz Chmielewski
>> https://lxadm.com
>> 
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>  -- Matlink
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