Dockerfile for running Anki inside a Docker Container on Debian Stable

Dockerfile

# Credits: 
#
#   - http://fabiorehm.com/blog/2014/09/11/running-gui-apps-with-docker/
#   - https://github.com/jfrazelle/dockerfiles/blob/master/spotify/Dockerfile
#
# Prepare (example):
# 
#   $ mkdir AnkiDocker
#   $ cd AnkiDocker
#   $ # Save this file to Dockerfile and adapt it to your needs.
#   $ mkdir config
#   $ docker build -t debian-anki .
#
# First run:
#
#   $ docker run -ti --rm -e DISPLAY="unix$DISPLAY" --net=host debian-anki bash
#   (docker)$ fcitx-autostart
#   (docker)$ fcitx-configtool
#
#   [set up fcitx]
#
# Run (example):
#
#   $ docker run -ti --rm -e DISPLAY=unix$DISPLAY \
#         -v $HOME/Anki:/home/anki-user/Anki \
#         -v $(pwd)/config:/home/anki-user/.config \
#         -v $HOME/.Xauthority:/home/anki-user/.Xauthority \
#         --net=host debian-anki


FROM debian:stable

RUN apt-get update

# Credits: https://wiki.debian.org/Locale
RUN apt-get install -y aptitude
RUN aptitude install -y locales
RUN echo "en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8" >> /etc/locale.gen && locale-gen

# fonts-vlgothic is for Japanese fonts. Depending on what you study with
# Anki, you might want to install other packages.
RUN aptitude install -y fonts-vlgothic 
RUN aptitude install -y fonts-arphic-uming fonts-wqy-zenhei
RUN aptitude install -y fcitx fcitx-chewing
RUN aptitude install -y dbus-x11 x11-xkb-utils
RUN aptitude install -y anki

# Might only work if your host user and group IDs are both 1000.
ENV HOME /home/anki-user
RUN useradd --create-home --home-dir $HOME anki-user \
        && chown -R anki-user:anki-user $HOME

WORKDIR $HOME
USER anki-user
ENV LANG en_US.UTF-8
ENV XMODIFIERS @im=fcitx
# ENV XMODIFIERS @im=ibus
# CMD /bin/bash -c "(/usr/bin/ibus-daemon -xd; /usr/bin/anki;)"
CMD /bin/bash -c "/usr/bin/fcitx-autostart ; /usr/bin/anki"


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