Can you run GUI apps in Docker?

README.md

docker-gui-app

See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16296753/can-you-run-gui-apps-in-a-docker

You can run the image like this:

docker run -p 5900 creack/firefox-vnc x11vnc -forever -usepw -create

This will create a docker container with vnc running, the password is 1234

Other options to try

• http://blog.docker.io/2013/07/docker-desktop-your-desktop-over-ssh-running-inside-of-a-docker-container/
• https://github.com/subuser-security/subuser

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Dockerfile

# From http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16296753/can-you-run-gui-apps-in-a-docker
#
# Firefox over VNC
#
# VERSION               0.1
# DOCKER-VERSION        0.2

from    ubuntu:12.04
# make sure the package repository is up to date
run     echo "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main universe" > /etc/apt/sources.list
run     apt-get update

# Install vnc, xvfb in order to create a 'fake' display and firefox
run     apt-get install -y x11vnc xvfb firefox
run     mkdir /.vnc
# Setup a password
run     x11vnc -storepasswd 1234 ~/.vnc/passwd
# Autostart firefox (might not be the best way to do it, but it does the trick)
run     bash -c 'echo "firefox" >> /.bashrc'

Running the above commands fails due to

> docker run -p 5900 creack/firefox-vnc x11vnc -forever -usepw -create
Enter VNC password: stty: standard input: Inappropriate ioctl for device
fgets: No such file or directory
stty: standard input: Inappropriate ioctl for device
x11vnc -usepw: could not find a password to use.

on Ubuntu 17.10.