sx
Start an xorg server (by Earnestly)
x11docker
Run GUI applications and desktops in docker and podman containers. Focus on security. (by mviereck)
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sx
Posts with mentions or reviews of sx.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-11.
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TTY as login screen
There's also another project that wraps Xinit - sx
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Linux needs an intuitive way to set global environmental variables (AKA getting touchscreen gestures enabled in Firefox is way too difficult)
Someone did: https://github.com/Earnestly/sx
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I use arch, btw
I use sx btw. The entire source code is under 45 lines of posix shell
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Is this a Linux way of saying "Your pass is weak" ?
Anyware, here is the git repo https://github.com/Earnestly/sx. Read the README file first.
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Starting XServer
sx anything else is dumb
- Using bash within xinitrc
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NVIDIA Linux Gaming Performance For Wayland vs. X.Org On Ubuntu 22.04
Well I use sx which is a simple alternative to startx + xinit. Then launch gwe in my sxrc (equivalent to xinitrc in this case).
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I use a minimal setup with dvm, st and sx to start xorg.
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systemd-startxd
Here is link number 1 - Previous text "sx"
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Can I just use xorg without lightdm or xinit?
You don't need a display manager, but you do need xinit/startx or an equivalent program like sx, which I would highly recommend as more minimal alternative.
x11docker
Posts with mentions or reviews of x11docker.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-09-18.
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Remote Controlling an HP 1670G Logic Analyzer with a Linux PC X Server
I don't know anything about Xwayland, but according there's this sentence in this socat writeup:
> If you want to access an X server that does not provide -listen tcp (Xwayland) or just did not have enabled it during startup (like most likely your host Xorg), you can use socat to provide TCP/IP access.
https://github.com/mviereck/x11docker/wiki/How-to-access-X-o...
- FLaNK Stack Weekly 18 September 2023
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What OSS does companies use to create their own Sandboxed Environments?
I've run into this before, but I never ended up using it: https://github.com/mviereck/x11docker
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[Linuxserver/Calibre] Multiple error log messages: <dbus-core: error connecting to system bus>
I managed to “fix” the error log messages by following this guide: https://github.com/mviereck/x11docker/wiki/How-to-connect-container-to-DBus-from-host
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Can we fake a specific path for an application ?
at least, I'd suggest you take a look at https://github.com/mviereck/x11docker/issues/418
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Linux Based Cloud Gaming Service - MaximumSettings
x11docker would be a good starting point to see what is possible: https://github.com/mviereck/x11docker and in particular https://github.com/mviereck/x11docker/wiki/Display-manager-entry-for-x11docker .
- Running graphical desktop OS with Docker
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is there a docker alternative for x applications
Instead of using a homegrown solution, check out x11docker. It attempts to safely allow you to use x inside a container. There are certain cases where a malicious actor could take over your computer if you don't mount the relevant things safely.
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Is it viable to use containers as a turnaround virtual machine?
This is what I use x11docker for!
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Tumbleweed: Connecting X11 desktop through systemd-nspawn or other non-desktop container?
It's straighforward to have your container talk to Xorg directly but for a better experience take a look at https://github.com/mviereck/x11docker as it does the heavy lifting regarding GPU, sounds, devices, etc.