git for Desktop Application Environments Docker Global Hack Day 3 http://getappit.github.io

1. Ronak Kogta
Sambuddha Basu
AppIT
git for Desktop Application Environment

2. Our goal is simple, we want to use ideas of docker to make
desktop experience better.
A Time machine for your application.
 Search trusted applications from appit repositories
 Tight dropbox integrations to retain app customizations, even if you
are on different hosts
 Usability: Click on app icons like you used to, but now they will run
on docker.
Our Hack

3.  Your customized software need no another re-
customizaiton.
 IDE Synchronization (Netbeans,Eclipse) along with your workdir
 Lot of pluggable batteries to the host
 No need to permanently install applications.
 An idea of minimalistic yet high functioning host.
 Gives certain security, isolation, portable guarantees.
 Make it easy for user, layman, and researchers
Our Hack Inspiration

4.  Can Contain any sort of application (be it single container
or multiple container)
 All your customizations and data should be with you, while
you launch an application. (Persistent State)
 Define what each container is capable of
 Resource Usage
 Security Profiles
 Capabilities
Application Containment

5.  Freedom to create your own customizations and push it
into docker hub.
 Download only signed & trusted applications to your
machine.
 Application meta-data synchronization with cloud storage
services like Dropbox
Application Distribution

6.  Can easily define interfaces to interact
 Network ports
 ssh tunneling
 vnc
 sharing Xwindow Socket
 Design
 pull,push,search for your application (powerful cli)
 creating launchers which makes using applications intuitive
 gui wrappers to make it look like a package manager *(not
implemented)
Usability

7. ./appit.py

8. ./appit.py search firefox

9. ./appit.py pull firefox #pull signed image and meta data

10. ./appit.py push firefox #push signed image and meta data

11. ./appit.py run firefox #LaunchedFirefoxFirstTime LauncherCreated

12. ./appit.py run firefox #LaunchedAgain ChangedHomePgLstTime