subuk / docker-virt-manager

docker-virt-manager

New virt-manager version from fedora 21 which much faster than shipped with ubuntu 14.04

Build

docker build -t subuk/virt-manager ./

Installation

Build (see above) or pull from docker hub:

docker pull subuk/virt-manager

Create local folder for preserve configuration between runs:

mkdir -p ~/.docker-libvirt-config

Run container:

docker run --rm -it \
    -v $HOME/.docker-libvirt-config:/home/app/.config/dconf \
    -v $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts:/home/app/.ssh/known_hosts \
    -v $SSH_AUTH_SOCK:$SSH_AUTH_SOCK -e SSH_AUTH_SOCK=$SSH_AUTH_SOCK \
    -v /usr/share/fonts:/usr/share/fonts:ro \
    -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix -e DISPLAY="$DISPLAY" \
    subuk/virt-manager

You also can override default virt-manager .desktop file by creating ~/.local/share/applications/virt-manager.desktop with the following content:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Virtual Machine Manager
Comment=Manage virtual machines
Icon=virt-manager
Exec=/bin/sh -c "docker run --rm -v \$HOME/.docker-libvirt-config:/home/app/.config/dconf -v \$HOME/.ssh/known_hosts:/home/app/.ssh/known_hosts -v \$SSH_AUTH_SOCK:\$SSH_AUTH_SOCK -e SSH_AUTH_SOCK=\$SSH_AUTH_SOCK -v /usr/share/fonts:/usr/share/fonts:ro -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix -e DISPLAY=\$DISPLAY subuk/virt-manager"
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Categories=System;