Can you run GUI applications in a Docker container?

Question

How can you run GUI applications in a Docker container?

Are there any images that set up vncserver or something so that you can - for example - add an e

Answer 1

This is not lightweight but is a nice solution that gives docker feature parity with full desktop virtualization. Both Xfce4 or IceWM for Ubuntu and CentOS work, and the noVNC option makes for an easy access through a browser.

https://github.com/ConSol/docker-headless-vnc-container

It runs noVNC as well as tigerVNC's vncserver. Then it calls startx for given Window Manager. In addition, libnss_wrapper.so is used to emulate password management for the users.