Otherworld

Otherworld creates a persistent Docker container running your choice of GNU/Linux distribution, with a matching user account (no need to run everything as root) and with x11 and PulseAudio mappings. The container is created the first time you run otherworld and sticks around until you dispose of it manually.

Usage

Run command as user

otherworld <command> <arguments>

Run command as root

otherworld --sudo <command> <arguments>

Run command without printing anything else

otherworld --quiet <command> <arguments>

Remove the container

otherworld --rm

Environment variables

OW_IMAGE

Image to create the container with (default: debian:stable)

OW_CONTAINER

Name to assign to container (default: overworld_$USER)

License

GNU GPL v3 or later