Run EasyTax2014 with Docker

I just created a Docker image that runs the EasyTax2014AG application. It was pretty straight forward to write the Dockerfile. I have based it on the official Ubuntu image because I wanted the Dockerfile to be transparent so that you can actually trust there was nothing installed that tries to steal your data in some way.

FROM ubuntu:14.04
MAINTAINER Christian Menz <christianmenz@gmail.com>

RUN apt-get update
RUN apt-get -y install python-software-properties
RUN apt-get -y install software-properties-common
RUN apt-get -y install unzip

#
# Install Oracle JDK
#
RUN add-apt-repository -y ppa:webupd8team/java
RUN apt-get update
RUN echo debconf shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1 select true | debconf-set-selections
RUN echo debconf shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1 seen true | debconf-set-selections
RUN apt-get -y install oracle-java7-installer
RUN apt-get -y install oracle-java7-set-default
RUN apt-get clean

# Install some X libs & stuff (not sure what is actually needed)
RUN apt-get -y install libxtst6 libgtk2.0-0 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libfontconfig1 libxrender1 libx11-6 libglib2.0-0 libxft2 libfreetype6 libc6 zlib1g libpng12-0 libstdc++6-4.8-dbg-arm64-cross libgcc1

# Download and extract EasyTax2014
RUN mkdir /EasyTax
WORKDIR /EasyTax
RUN wget http://www.hwis.ch/Downloads/EasyTax2014AG_unix_1_1.tar.gz
RUN tar -zxvf EasyTax2014AG_unix_1_1.tar.gz

RUN mkdir /root/TaxData

# Run the app
CMD ./EasyTax2014AG/EasyTax2014_AG

Here are the instructions to build and run the container

docker build -t christianmenz/easytax2014ag .

xhost +

docker run -it --rm -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix -v /home/<yourusername>/EasyTax2014/:/root/TaxData -e DISPLAY=unix$DISPLAY christianmenz/easytax2014ag

Note: the important thing for you to change is the location where you will actually want to store your data. When using the application please make sure you save the data in the mounted directory (/root/TaxData). If you miss that point you could end up having lost all your changes.

OK, maybe I should do my taxes now.. :/

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