Open eastpyne opened 1 month ago
Update to question 2:
I successfully added a service such as Polybar (learned and modified from the included openbox service). Here's how you can do it:
Add Polybar to the Dockerfile:
RUN add-pkg polybar # This is equivalent to apk add --no-cache polybar
Create Initialization Script:
In rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/
, add a file named 10-polybar.sh
. This script will be executed by /init.sh
, which is part of the jlesage/baseimage-gui
.
#!/bin/sh
set -e # Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status.
set -u # Treat unset variables as an error.
mkdir -p /var/run/polybar
chown $USER_ID:$GROUP_ID /var/run/polybar
Configure the Service:
In rootfs/etc/service.d
, create the following structure:
rootfs/etc/service.d
├── gui
│ └── polybar.dep
├── polybar
│ ├── disabled
│ ├── run
│ └── xvnc.dep
The gui/polybar.dep
file is necessary for Polybar to start.
In the run
file:
exec /usr/bin/polybar
In the disabled
file:
if is-bool-val-true "${BAR:-0}"; then
echo "false"
else
echo "true"
fi
By following these steps, you can add and configure Polybar as a service in your Docker environment.
To maximize the app by default, see: https://github.com/jlesage/docker-baseimage-gui?tab=readme-ov-file#maximizing-only-the-main-window
Also, services are documented here: https://github.com/jlesage/docker-baseimage-gui?tab=readme-ov-file#services
I have a few questions that are not issues, but I am unsure where to ask them. Please let me know if this is not the appropriate place to open such queries. Appreciate your help in advance.
I followed your example to add xterm as an app. How can I configure it to open maximized when the Docker container starts? I believe I need to add a statement to /opt/base/etc/openbox/main-window-selection.xml, but I am unsure which one. Could you please advise?
I successfully added both polybar and xterm to the Docker container. How can I ensure both apps load at startup, so I have a taskbar and xterm running simultaneously? On a normal system, I would add exec polybar to /etc/xinitrc or ~/.xinitrc. What is the equivalent for the Docker setup?