Dockerfile x11docker/google-earth

# x11docker/google-earth
#
# Run Google Earth in docker.
# Use x11docker to run GUI apps in docker.
# Get x11docker script from github: https://github.com/mviereck/x11docker
#
# NOTE: Download of Google Earth is disabled in this Dockerfile,
# because it is not allowed by copyright to publish
# the binaries on Docker Hub. But it is allowed to
# download them during your build.
#
# To install Google Earth:
#  * save this Dockerfile on your computer. Get it here:
# https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mviereck/dockerfile-x11docker-google-earth/master/Dockerfile
#  * enable lines 'RUN wget ...' and 'RUN dpkg ...'
#  * build image with command:
#    docker build -t google-earth /PATH/TO/DOCKERFILE
#
#  * Run image with command:
#      x11docker google-earth

FROM ubuntu:xenial

RUN apt-get update

# Set environment variables
#ENV HOME /root
#ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
#ENV LC_ALL en_US.UTF-8
#ENV LANG en_US.UTF-8
#ENV LANGUAGE en_US.UTF-8
#RUN locale-gen en_US.UTF-8

# fix problems with dictionaries-common
# See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dictionaries-common/+bug/873551
RUN apt-get install -y apt-utils
RUN /usr/share/debconf/fix_db.pl
RUN apt-get install -y -f

# install wget and some dependencies for google earth
# x11docker doesn't need X/xorg to be installed, but google earth
# needs a lot of its dependencies.
#
RUN apt-get install -y xorg
RUN apt-get install -y mesa-utils mesa-utils-extra
RUN apt-get install -y libfreeimage3
RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends wget
RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends xdg-utils
RUN apt-get install -y gdebi-core
RUN apt-get install -y tar xz-utils


####################################################
# Enable the following two commands to download and
# install Google Earth current

RUN wget --no-check-certificate https://dl.google.com/dl/earth/client/current/google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb
RUN gdebi -n google-earth-stable_current_amd64.deb

####################################################


# Patch for google earth from amirpli to fix some bugs in google earth qt libs
# Without this patch, google earth can suddenly crash without a helpful error message.
# See https://productforums.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!category-topic/earth/linux/_h4t6SpY_II%5B1-25-false%5D
# and Readme-file https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2F__nkihfiNMDlaQVoxNVVlaUk/edit?pli=1 for details
#
RUN mkdir -p /opt/google/earth/free
RUN touch /usr/bin/google-earth
RUN cd /opt/google/earth
RUN cp -a /opt/google/earth/free /opt/google/earth/free.newlibs
RUN wget --no-check-certificate -P /opt/google/earth/free.newlibs
RUN tar xvf /opt/google/earth/free.newlibs/ge7.1.1.1580-0.x86_64-new-qt-libs-debian7-ubuntu12.tar.xz
RUN mv /usr/bin/google-earth /usr/bin/google-earth.old
RUN ln -s /opt/google/earth/free.newlibs/googleearth /usr/bin/google-earth


RUN apt-get clean
RUN rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*


# create config file for google earth
# * no tips on startup
# * no tourguide filmstrip
# * don't send usage stats to google
# * disable texture compression to avoid ugly shapes
RUN mkdir -p /etc/skel/.config/Google
RUN echo '[General]            \n\
enableTips=false               \n\
UsageStats=false               \n\
[TourGuide]                    \n\
Filmstrip\Enabled=false        \n\
[Render]                       \n\
TextureCompression=false       \n\
' > /etc/skel/.config/Google/GoogleEarthPlus.conf



# script to check if google-earth is installed; if not, show error&exit; if yes, run google-earth
RUN echo '#! /bin/bash                                                        \n\
command -v google-earth >/dev/null 2>&1 || {                                  \n\
echo "Error: Google Earth is not installed. Please enable installation of     \n\
Google Earth in Dockerfile und build docker image yourself.                   \n\
See https://hub.docker.com/r/x11docker/google-earth/ for details and reasons. \n\
To install Google Earth:                                                      \n\
                                                                              \n\
  *  get Dockerfile from github:                                              \n\
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mviereck/dockerfile-x11docker-google-earth/master/Dockerfile \n\
  *  enable lines  RUN wget ...  and  RUN gdebi ...                           \n\
  *  build image with command:                                                \n\
       docker build -t google-earth /PATH/TO/DOCKERFILE/                      \n\
      (replace /PATH/TO/DOCKERFILE/ to where you saved the Dockerfile)        \n\
  *  Get script x11docker from github: https://github.com/mviereck/x11docker  \n\
  *  Run image with command:                                                  \n\
       x11docker google-earth"                                                \n\
  exit 1                                                                      \n\
}                                                                             \n\
case $DISPLAY in                                                              \n\
  "")  echo "Need X server to start Google Earth.                             \n\
  To run GUI applications in docker, you can use x11docker.                   \n\
  Get x11docker from github: https://github.com/mviereck/x11docker            \n\
  Run image with command:                                                     \n\
    x11docker google-earth"                                                   \n\
  exit 1 ;;                                                                   \n\
esac                                                                          \n\
if [ ! -e "$HOME/.config" ] ; then                                            \n\
  cp -R /etc/skel/. $HOME/                                                    \n\
  cp -R /etc/skel/* $HOME/                                                    \n\
fi                                                                            \n\
google-earth                                                                  \n\
' > /usr/local/bin/start
RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/start


CMD start