MATE desktop

Dockerfile

@@ -4,27 +4,36 @@ USER root
 
 RUN apt-get -y -qq update \
  && apt-get -y -qq install \
-        dbus-x11 \
-        xfce4 \
-        xfce4-panel \
-        xfce4-session \
-        xfce4-settings \
-        xorg \
-        xubuntu-icon-theme \
         tigervnc-standalone-server \
-        tigervnc-xorg-extension \
+        ubuntu-mate-desktop \
+        vim \
+ && add-apt-repository -y ppa:mozillateam/ppa \
+ && printf 'Package: firefox*\nPin: release o=LP-PPA-mozillateam\nPin-Priority: 1001\n' > /etc/apt/preferences.d/firefox \
+ && apt-get install -y -q firefox \
+ && apt-get purge -y -q \
+        blueman \
+        mate-screensaver \
+ && apt-get autoremove -y -q \
     # chown $HOME to workaround that the xorg installation creates a
     # /home/jovyan/.cache directory owned by root
     # Create /opt/install to ensure it's writable by pip
- && mkdir -p /opt/install \
+ && mkdir -p /opt/install $HOME/.vnc \
  && chown -R $NB_UID:$NB_GID $HOME /opt/install \
  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 USER $NB_USER
 
 COPY --chown=$NB_UID:$NB_GID jupyter_remote_desktop_proxy /opt/install/jupyter_remote_desktop_proxy
 COPY --chown=$NB_UID:$NB_GID environment.yml setup.py MANIFEST.in README.md LICENSE /opt/install/
+COPY --chown=$NB_UID:$NB_GID start-mate.sh $HOME/.vnc/xstartup
 
 RUN cd /opt/install && \
     . /opt/conda/bin/activate && \
     mamba env update --quiet --file environment.yml
+
+# Add some shortcuts to the desktop
+RUN mkdir -p $HOME/Desktop && \
+    ln -s \
+        /usr/share/applications/mate-terminal.desktop \
+        /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop \
+        $HOME/Desktop

start-mate.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Firefox sandboxing may not work in a container
+# https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Sandbox#Environment_variables
+export MOZ_DISABLE_CONTENT_SANDBOX=1
+export MOZ_DISABLE_GMP_SANDBOX=1
+export MOZ_DISABLE_RDD_SANDBOX=1
+export MOZ_DISABLE_SOCKET_PROCESS_SANDBOX=1
+
+exec dbus-launch mate-session "$@"