Integrating chrome browser into Steam image to extend its usefulness #190
Conversation
| @@ -76,6 +81,10 @@ RUN rm /usr/bin/zenity && ln -s /usr/bin/true /usr/bin/zenity | |||
| # refresh system font cache. For font warnings on startup see: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime/issues/482 | |||
| RUN fc-cache -f -v | |||
|
|
|||
| # set root password | |||
| RUN echo "root:retro" | chpasswd | |||
There was a problem hiding this comment.
I wouldn't do this, you can already open up a root shell using Docker
docker exec -u root -it <container_name> /bin/bash
There was a problem hiding this comment.
Sorry, I forgot to mention this change. Initially, this pull request was mostly intended for my personal use. Since when I connect in full screen via Moonlight, I prefer to operate within the terminal inside Moonlight. Therefore, to make things easier for myself, I set a root password so I could switch to the root user.
If, in the future, there's support for keeping the container after closing an app, then the need to install applications inside the container will become more common. In that case, perhaps granting sudo privileges to the retro user would be more appropriate? (I noticed that the retro user is created in the 10-setup_user.sh script of the base image, without sudo privileges.)
|
First off, thanks for the PR, I'm really glad you were able to make it work so fast! 🚀
Can you elaborate? What's the specific issue that you are facing? |
|
If Firefox is preferred I know you can get the binary running: wget https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/131.0/linux-x86_64/en-US/firefox-131.0.tar.bz2
# untar
tar -xf firefox-131.0.tar.bz2
# run Firefox
./firefox/firefox-binAll that would be required is to sym linking the binary somewhere on PATH (like /usr/local/bin) and it should work unless I'm missing something. |
At first, I was unable to play videos on bilibili.com (the largest streaming website in China, similar to YouTube), with the page showing that the HTML5 player wasn't supported. However, I retested it, and found YouTube was able to play videos. After some research, I found that it could be due to certain restrictions imposed on Firefox by websites, such as business.apple.com, which also doesn't open.
|
|
It's fine to close this pull request. I'm also not sure if anyone else has the same needs as I do. Personally, having a single powerful app is useful, as I can do everything in it like in a virtual machine. However, keeping one app per container also makes a lot of sense. It helps avoid wasting storage space on parts I don’t need. :D |
|
I wonder if the issues with playing videos that you mentioned in Firefox are solved by this PR: #192
You've hit the nail in the head, it's a tough balance and I'm never sure where to actually draw the line. 😅 If anyone wants to help to start a PR in Wolf for this I'd be very grateful, I'll keep this PR open in the meantime.. |
Amazing, works like a charm |
It can be used as a simple Linux desktop environment. You can watch videos and download files through the browser. By utilizing the built-in Wine functionality of Steam, we can even download and run some Windows programs. (I chose Chrome over Firefox app image because the firefox docker image don't support HTML5 and I don't know how to fix it , and I opted for Chrome instead of Chromium due to the simpler installation process (avoid using snap)
By configuring Waybar to add custom applications, we can create a launcher similar to a desktop environment. We can open and close Steam, Kitty (terminal), and Chrome at any time. check example waybar configuration
Hope this pull request here can help someone like me.