On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 05:22:42PM +0930, Christian Gelinek wrote: > On 25/5/26 16:33, Geert Stappers wrote: > > On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 03:47:14PM +0930, Christian Gelinek wrote: > > > > > > 5. I'd like to `ssh -Y localadmin@octopus` from "gar" and then start a > > > podman container with `xeyes` in it and be able to see it on my screen on > > > "gar". > > > > Acknowledge on 'podman container with `xeyes` in it' > > > > > ... ideas? > > > > Ideas: > > > > * Compare working and non-working setup further > > What would you suggest to compare?
Install packages, running processes, versions. And I suggest to test with xterm instead of xeyes. > > * Tell more about the actual use case. > > I have some software with X11 GUI I'd like to run inside podman containers > on machine octopus. Sounds like a wish. And if that is the use case, then that is the use case. It is not an use case I have. > The octopus host itself should be as minimal and as > disposable as practical and only be used as a gateway to the software in the > containers. Previously it was enough to have a few real metal PCs (like > marlin) with a full-blown desktop environment but recently the number of OS > variants has been increasing and I'd like to save resources by using > containers instead, where I'm hoping that trying & installing new OS > distributions and versions would be less hassle and costly than dealing with > real metal for each combination. In RFC 1925 is: Good, Fast, Cheap. Pick two, you can't have all three. Thing I'm trying to tell: Rethink the goal. > Thanks for your time, > Christian Groeten Geert Stappers -- Silence is hard to parse
