running a GUI application (here QGIS) inside a jail

hern42

hern42

hi all,
here is the situation:
- i'm running 14.1-STABLE and unfortunately qgis in not installable using pkg, and the installation via ports/graphics runs for 12h+ and then stops for some issues with python-modules version...
- i really do need qgis... i check and it's in 14.1-RELEASE as a pkg
- i set up a jail (thick) with said 14.1-RELEASE and install qgis fine with pkg (and 256 dependencies, man this software is huge and certainly does things it shouldn't do... another debate)
- of course when i run it it cannot find the display... i tried with xclock (should have done that before, would have hinted at the issue without the aforementioned 256 dependencies!) and same issue (normal).
so...
some people hinted at running a vnc server in the jail and "ssh -X"-ing in.
is there another option?

i'd rather not revert to 14.1-RELEASE (probably for wrong reasons but, yes, another debate possibly).
best,
yrs trly,
h42

ps: if one needs a file or a log to answer, please let me know!
pps: i'm back to freebsd after 15y+ on osx, then ubuntu, then debian... i'm loving it, but i'm a bit rusty.
 
hern42 said:
- i'm running 14.1-STABLE and unfortunately qgis in not installable using pkg, and the installation via ports/graphics runs for 12h+ and then stops for some issues with python-modules version...
- i really do need qgis... i check and it's in 14.1-RELEASE as a pkg
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14-STABLE and 14.x-RELEASE have the same repositories. The only difference is that -STABLE defaults to latest and -RELEASE defaults to quarterly repository.

Package is missing in latest due to build errors: https://portsfallout.com/fallout?port=graphics/qgis$
 
SirDice said:
14-STABLE and 14.x-RELEASE have the same repositories. The only difference is that -STABLE defaults to latest and -RELEASE defaults to quarterly repository.

Package is missing in latest due to build errors: https://portsfallout.com/fallout?port=graphics/qgis$
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thanks for that! i'm not mad then :)
which means it's to be resolved at some point i suspect? (again, not too sure yet of the whole process and learning the ropes...)
 
CeXP1917 said:
In some video I saw using xhost command for redirection graphical output to another X server. X11 forwarding via ssh also applicable.
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i'll have a look into that, thanks!
based on the previsous answer it could be a temporary fix... but i'll sure learn a few things in the meantime.
 
hern42 said:
which means it's to be resolved at some point i suspect?
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Maintainers are automatically notified if their ports fail to build. Looking at the logs it may already have been fixed; ports: 37f888a7e1a (? new bbcodes :)). Package builders simply haven't picked it up yet.
 
victort said:
I run a desktop inside a jail for streaming purposes. If you are interested I could share a guide with you.
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that'd be lovely, yes...
since then i also thought about looking into the script to install obsidian inside a linux jail but couldn't find time...
thanks a lot!
 
dear all,
i got qgis working... in the host! apparently the pkg was fixed overnight and i could install it.
many thanks for your help. i'll dig in this issue again because it helped me understand a lot of things and there are still dark corners for me.
cheers,
a-
 
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