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Start lubuntu Desktop in Docker

ยท 3 min read
Christophe
Markdown, WSL and Docker lover ~ PHP developer ~ Insatiable curious.

Start lubuntu Desktop

During my summer holidays, I've watched this video: Full Ubuntu GUI in a Container Displayed on Windows (XServer) and, of course, I wanted to play with it.

The idea is to start a Lubuntu Desktop distribution as a Docker container. Lubuntu is a lightweight Ubuntu distribution designed to be more resource-efficient than the standard Ubuntu.

Using Docker and Windows X Server, we'll be able to play with Lubuntu just like any other containers i.e. play and drop without any impact on our ghost. Ideal for learning purposes then.

Docker - Run Graphical User Interfaces - Firefox, Chrome & GIMP

ยท 4 min read
Christophe
Markdown, WSL and Docker lover ~ PHP developer ~ Insatiable curious.

Docker - Run Graphical User Interfaces - Firefox, Chrome & GIMP

In my previous post, I've illustrated how to start Firefox or GIMP in a browser. This was the first part of this series about graphical user interfaces because, until very recently, I didn't know it was possible to run GUIs with Docker and that's just amazing.

GUI stands for Graphical User Interface

So, using Docker, we can start Firefox or GIMP or even ... Doom 2.

In this blog post, we'll create our own xeyes Docker image, then play with Firefox and Gimp.