codeworksio/ubuntu-desktop repository overview

⁠Docker Ubuntu Desktop

Customised Ubuntu desktop base image.

⁠Installation

Builds of the image are available on Docker Hub⁠.

docker pull codeworksio/ubuntu-desktop

Alternatively you can build the image yourself.

docker build --tag codeworksio/ubuntu-desktop \
    github.com/codeworksio/docker-ubuntu-desktop

⁠Configuration

• Password is ubuntu for both the system user ubuntu and root
• Use VNC_DISPLAY=":1" to set display
• Use VNC_RESOLUTION="1280x1024" to set screen resolution
• Use VNC_COLOUR_DEPTH="24" to set colour depth

⁠Testing

make build start log
make stop

Then connect to vnc://localhost:5901 using for example Safari browser or Remmina⁠ VNC client.

⁠TODO

• Install noVNC client⁠
• Install Xfce theme⁠