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Here are a few steps to run Tor Browser in NixOS Container w/ Pulse, Media Support. Most of the time, <code>ssh -X</code> would have sufficed. Nevertheless, to route audio the followings are needed. Prob. there is an easier way which I am not aware of. | |||
Need a few programs beforehand. Install the followings in your user profile. | Need a few programs beforehand. Install the followings in your user profile. | ||
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Now the container should be in a sane state to work on. Install the browser: | Now the container should be in a sane state to work on. Install the browser and apulse: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
[root@browser:~]$ su - browser | [root@browser:~]$ su - browser | ||
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nix-repl> :i pkgs.callPackage <nixpkgs/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/tor-browser-bundle-bin> { mediaSupport = true; pulseaudioSupport = true; } | nix-repl> :i pkgs.callPackage <nixpkgs/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/tor-browser-bundle-bin> { mediaSupport = true; pulseaudioSupport = true; } | ||
installing 'tor-browser-bundle-bin-8.0.6.drv' | installing 'tor-browser-bundle-bin-8.0.6.drv' | ||
nix-repl> :i pkgs.callPackage <nixpkgs/pkgs/misc/apulse> {} | |||
installing 'apulse-0.1.11.1.drv' | |||
these paths will be fetched (0.04 MiB download, 0.20 MiB unpacked): | |||
/nix/store/mi6kyfjymb3bdpwic3hy9y64hv21hflc-apulse-0.1.11.1 | |||
copying path '/nix/store/mi6kyfjymb3bdpwic3hy9y64hv21hflc-apulse-0.1.11.1' from 'https://cache.nixos.org'... | |||
building '/nix/store/r00d47r40v7mhblly9rqas434x2d53js-user-environment.drv'... | |||
created 121 symlinks in user environment | |||
nix-repl> | nix-repl> | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
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#!/bin/sh | #!/bin/sh | ||
socat -d TCP-LISTEN:6000,fork,bind=192.168.7.10 UNIX-CONNECT:/tmp/.X11-unix/X0 & | socat -d TCP-LISTEN:6000,fork,bind=192.168.7.10 UNIX-CONNECT:/tmp/.X11-unix/X0 & | ||
xhost + | xhost + | ||
ssh -X browser@192.168.7.11 run-tor-browser.sh | ssh -X browser@192.168.7.11 run-tor-browser.sh | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
This <code>run-tor-browser.sh</code> is executed in the container (guest). | This <code>run-tor-browser.sh</code> is executed in the container (guest) by the previous one executed on the host. | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
#!/bin/sh | #!/bin/sh | ||
PULSE_SERVER=tcp:192.168.7.10:4713 XAUTHORITY="/home/browser/.Xauthority" DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="" DISPLAY=192.168.7.10:0.0 apulse tor-browser $@ | PULSE_SERVER=tcp:192.168.7.10:4713 XAUTHORITY="/home/browser/.Xauthority" DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="" DISPLAY=192.168.7.10:0.0 apulse tor-browser $@ | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
That's it. | |||
Now you should be able to run the browser in a container and have media and audio support. | |||
Have a nice day. | |||