# Run virtualbox in a container # # docker run -d \ # -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix \ # -e DISPLAY=unix$DISPLAY \ # --privileged \ # --name virtualbox \ # jess/virtualbox # # On first run it will throw an error that you need to # recompile the kernel module with: /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup # # Here is how you get it to work: # copy the files you need for the module from the container that # is currently running to your host # # first the script: # docker cp virtualbox:/etc/init.d/vboxdrv . # # then the src: # docker cp virtualbox:/usr/src/vboxhost-4.3.28 /usr/src/ # # then the share # docker cp virtualbox:/usr/share/virtualbox /usr/share # # then run the script: # ./vboxdrv setup # # it will recompile the module, you can then see it in lsmod # # then you can remove all the shit you copied # rm -rf /usr/src/vboxhost* # rm -rf /usr/share/virtualbox # rm vboxdrv # FROM debian:jessie MAINTAINER Jessie Frazelle RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \ ca-certificates \ curl \ software-properties-common \ --no-install-recommends && \ curl -sSL https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc | apt-key add - && \ echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian jessie contrib" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list && \ apt-get update && \ apt-get install -y \ virtualbox-5.0 \ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/bin/virtualbox" ]