Run Any GUI Program on Container

Have you ever thought of launching Zoom on Container

Amazed of hearing that !!

There are the Steps to Run Zoom on Container

Step 1:- Download Zoom Application on your Local Machine.

Step 2:- Pull Docker Image from you use this command docker pull centos

Step 3:- Create Dockerfile

FROM centos
COPY zoom* /
RUN yum -y localinstall zoom_x86_64.rpm
CMD [“/usr/bin/zoom”]

Command to Build Docker

docker build /root/Documents/docker/ -t zoom:V1

Depending upon the location.

name should be always root else it will terminate.

After creating an Image, It’s good practice to give an initialization server, X11 for Graphic.

For this, we have a command called xhost + currently this server is enabled but you have to disable it for clients can connect from any host to display GUI program.

sudo docker run -it --rm -e --net=host --env="DISPLAY" -v /temp./X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix --net=host zoom:test

Execute the Command. It might give a give you a blank screen, I suggest double-clicking on it, Then you are good to go.