https://github.com/ryanabx/container-desktop-entries

Freedesktop .desktop entries for toolboxes/docker/podman containers! (WIP)
https://github.com/ryanabx/container-desktop-entries

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Freedesktop .desktop entries for toolboxes/docker/podman containers! (WIP)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ryanabx/container-desktop-entries
• Owner: ryanabx
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-04-09T00:42:40.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-05-09T04:16:34.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-02T03:24:11.078Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: container, desktop-entry, docker, freedesktop, podman, toolbox
• Language: Rust
• Homepage: https://ryanabx.github.io/container-desktop-entries
• Size: 202 KB
• Stars: 6
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# container-desktop-entries: Linux Desktop Entries for Containers!

![](res/container-desktop-entries.png)

This project adds linux desktop entries for applications installed inside containers! Support for toolbox is implemented, but podman and docker will need some testing (feel free to submit PRs!)

> **NOTE:** Requires: https://github.com/ryanabx/desktop-entry-daemon

## Build/Install/Uninstall (Server, on host system)

**BUILD**

    just build

**INSTALL**

    just install

    systemctl --user enable container-desktop-entries

Reboot after installing!

**UNINSTALL**

    

    systemctl --user disable container-desktop-entries

    just uninstall

Reboot after uninstalling!

> **NOTE:** You **must** install the client software on every guest container you want to receive desktop entries from!

## Build/Install/Uninstall (Client, on guest container)

**BUILD**

    just build-client

**INSTALL**

    just install-client

**UNINSTALL**

    

    just uninstall-client

## Configuration

Configuring clients to get entries from is done in `$HOME/.config/container-desktop-entries/containers.conf`:

Example configuration (lines of [container name] [container type]):

    fedora-toolbox-39 toolbox

    fedora-toolbox-40 toolbox

    my-podman-container podman

    docker-linux-name docker

## Contributing

Just make a pull request! It'd be good to first make an issue in the issue tracker so that it's made known what you'd like to work on.