You can run GUI apps from Docker Linux containers by using a X11 server.

The old XMing is still a solution for Windows, (but there are others).

For macOS there is XQuartz.



On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 1:12 PM Sven Schreiber <svetosch@gmx.net> wrote:
Am 16.12.2020 um 14:03 schrieb Artur Tarassow:
> Am 16.12.20 um 13:58 schrieb Sven Schreiber:
>> Am 16.12.2020 um 13:34 schrieb Artur Tarassow:
>>> Sorry, the container can be found on the Dockerhub registry here:
>>> https://hub.docker.com/r/atecon/gretl
>>>
>>> Artur
>>>
>>> Am 16.12.20 um 13:29 schrieb Artur Tarassow:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> for those of you who may be interested in using Gretl in a (Docker)
>>>> Container: I've updated my public Container to Ubuntu 20.10 + latest
>>>> Gretl using today's git version.
>>>>
>>>> You can find the container here: https://github.com/atecon/docker_gretl
>>>>
>>>> I've also updated the README for the corresponding github-repository:
>>>> https://github.com/atecon/docker_gretl
>>
>> Thanks Artur - could you remind us what the system requirements on the
>> host system are?
>
> To my knowledge it must be some Linux/ Unix OS. Here is an overview
> about installation steps for different OS:
> https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/
>
> I've never seen it to be used on Windows. However, a friend of mine told
> me that Docker runs smoothly under the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
> 2 system.

OK, thanks.
It is expected that soon WSL (2) will allow also to run graphical
(Linux) programs on Windows, but not quite there yet. (But one should be
able to run the console version of Docker with the console version of
gretl then.)

cheers
sven
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