Docker Install?

[LinuxAndCoffee]

Sorry if this is a silly question, but I was wondering if (in theory at least) this install could be done in Docker (or something similar). I am a bit leary of using Wine after some past experiences, and if I understand how Docker works (and it is absolutely possible, maybe even likely, that I do not, or at do not fully understand how Docker works), by using Docker I could completely contain everything in a nice little sandbox and not have to worry about Wine. I am wondering though if to go this route would essentially just being almost the same as running a virtual machine, and if that is the case then it defeats the purpose. Thank you to everyone who has worked on this and contributed to it, and please excuse my ignorance and confusion.

LinuxAndCoffee

[thw26]

I fully understand the security concerns/implications of running Wine on the system. I can't blame you there!

While I have used docker—and even ansible to create docker instances—I have no experience with creating a docker config/setup for a GUI application. I have only used docker for running server-level software. This link says it is possible:

https://www.howtogeek.com/devops/how-to-run-gui-applications-in-a-docker-container/

It wouldn't be quite the same thing as running a VM, though it'd be close.

We would need the docker instance on launch to run the install script, and we'd have to figure out how to forward the X server/Wayland bits, but I don't see why it isn't theoretically possible?

My recent updates to the script have made almost-headless installs possible which would benefit us in this area, though since this is a GUI app you will need some GUI interaction to complete the install.