aescopoke5/pidgin repository overview

A server needs to be created in order for pidgin to work (recommendation: use openfire server). To display pidgin in Ubuntu run the following command:

docker run -i -t --net=host -e DISPLAY -v /tmp/.X11-unix <container ID/Name> bash

Also works as: docker run -i -t --net=host -e DISPLAY=:0 -v /tmp/.X11-unix <container ID/Name> bash

In Windows: docker run --rm -ti -e DISPLAY=host.docker.internal:0 <container ID/Name> bash

After being inside of the container type 'pidgin' and wait for pidgin to pop up.

Dockerfile: https://github.com/aescopoke5/DockerProjects.git⁠

Note: check the following website for displaying GUI apps on windows (https://dev.to/darksmile92/run-gui-app-in-linux-docker-container-on-windows-host-4kde⁠)