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Can i install and run programs from inside chroot directory?

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Can i install and run programs from inside chroot directory?

#1 Post by emil_21 »

I want to run different versions of Firefox and Kodi. Can i create chroot directories and install and run the different versions of the programs from this directories?
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Re: Can i install and run programs from inside chroot direct

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Yes.
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Re: Can i install and run programs from inside chroot direct

#3 Post by emil_21 »

This is what i managed to do so far, but i will need some help, because i couldn't find straight forward guide for using debootstrap:

I installed debootsrap:

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sudo apt install debootstrap
Created directory:
mkdir dir1

Installed debian base system:

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sudo debootstrap buster dir1
changed root to dir1:

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sudo chroot dir1
Then installed firefox and kodi, but i can't launch them. For firefox i get:

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Couldn't find the application directory.
And for kodi i get this error messages:

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No protocol specified
xcb_connection_has_error() returned true
No protocol specified
xcb_connection_has_error() returned true
No protocol specified
xcb_connection_has_error() returned true
No protocol specified
xcb_connection_has_error() returned true
No protocol specified
xcb_connection_has_error() returned true
No protocol specified
xcb_connection_has_error() returned true
No protocol specified
xcb_connection_has_error() returned true
No protocol specified
xcb_connection_has_error() returned true
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Re: Can i install and run programs from inside chroot direct

#4 Post by Chrisdb »

Guide:
https://wiki.debian.org/Debootstrap
See: 'Full process to create a complete Debian installation of sid'
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Re: Can i install and run programs from inside chroot direct

#5 Post by emil_21 »

Chrisdb wrote:Guide:
https://wiki.debian.org/Debootstrap
See: 'Full process to create a complete Debian installation of sid'
This guide do not explain why my applications won't start. Also, i prefer to not install the whole debain base system to run one application. I would like to create chroot directory and copy only the necessary files for firefox and kodi and be able to run them.
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Re: Can i install and run programs from inside chroot direct

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emil_21 wrote:This guide do not explain why my applications won't start.
My lined guide explains exactly how to start the applications, please read it.
emil_21 wrote:i prefer to not install the whole debain base system to run one application. I would like to create chroot directory and copy only the necessary files for firefox and kodi and be able to run them.
Use ldd(1) to find which files are required.
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Re: Can i install and run programs from inside chroot direct

#7 Post by emil_21 »

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:
emil_21 wrote: Use ldd(1) to find which files are required.
I am trying to do that but can't make it work. I copy firefox installation files into chroot directory and also copy bash binary. Then i used ldd and copy firefox and bash related libraries to chroot directory. But when i run:

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sudo chroot firefox1/
i get this:

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chroot: failed to run command ‘/bin/bash’: No such file or directory
This is the structure of my chroot folder:




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firefox1
├── bin
│   └── bash
├── etc
│   └── firefox-esr
│       └── firefox-esr.js
├── lib
│   └── x86_64-linux-gnu
│       ├── libc.so.6 -> libc-2.28.so
│       ├── libdl.so.2 -> libdl-2.28.so
│       ├── libgcc_s.so.1
│       ├── libm.so.6 -> libm-2.28.so
│       ├── libstdc++.so.6 -> libstdc++.so.6.0.25
│       └── libtinfo.so.6 -> libtinfo.so.6.1
├── lib64
│   └── ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 -> /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ld-2.28.so
└── usr
    ├── bin
    │   ├── bash
    │   └── firefox-esr
    ├── lib
    │   ├── firefox-esr
    │   │   ├── application.ini
    │   │   ├── browser
    │   │   │   ├── blocklist.xml
    │   │   │   ├── chrome -> ../../../share/firefox-esr/browser/chrome
    │   │   │   ├── chrome.manifest
    │   │   │   ├── crashreporter-override.ini
    │   │   │   ├── defaults -> ../../../share/firefox-esr/browser/defaults
    │   │   │   ├── extensions
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ar@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ast@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-be@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-bg@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-bn@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-bs@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ca@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-cs@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-cy@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-da@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-de@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-el@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-en-GB@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-eo@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-es-AR@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-es-CL@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-es-ES@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-es-MX@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-et@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-eu@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-fa@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-fi@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-fr@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ga-IE@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-gl@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-gu-IN@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-he@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-hi-IN@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-hr@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-hu@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-id@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-is@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-it@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ja@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-kk@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-km@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-kn@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ko@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-lt@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-lv@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-mk@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-mr@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-nb-NO@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ne-NP@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-nl@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-nn-NO@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-pa-IN@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-pl@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-pt-BR@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-pt-PT@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ro@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ru@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-si@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-sk@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-sl@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-sq@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-sr@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-sv-SE@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ta@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-te@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-th@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-tr@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-uk@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-vi@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-zh-CN@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   └── langpack-zh-TW@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   ├── features
    │   │   │   │   ├── formautofill@mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── fxmonitor@mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── screenshots@mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── webcompat@mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   └── webcompat-reporter@mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   └── omni.ja
    │   │   ├── chrome.manifest
    │   │   ├── crashreporter
    │   │   ├── crashreporter.ini
    │   │   ├── defaults
    │   │   │   └── pref
    │   │   │       └── channel-prefs.js
    │   │   ├── dependentlibs.list
    │   │   ├── distribution -> ../../share/firefox-esr/distribution
    │   │   ├── firefox-bin -> firefox-esr
    │   │   ├── firefox-esr
    │   │   ├── fonts
    │   │   │   └── TwemojiMozilla.ttf
    │   │   ├── gmp-clearkey
    │   │   │   └── 0.1
    │   │   │       ├── libclearkey.so
    │   │   │       └── manifest.json
    │   │   ├── gtk2
    │   │   │   └── libmozgtk.so
    │   │   ├── libfreeblpriv3.chk
    │   │   ├── libfreeblpriv3.so
    │   │   ├── liblgpllibs.so
    │   │   ├── libmozavcodec.so
    │   │   ├── libmozavutil.so
    │   │   ├── libmozgtk.so
    │   │   ├── libmozsandbox.so
    │   │   ├── libmozsqlite3.so
    │   │   ├── libmozwayland.so
    │   │   ├── libnspr4.so
    │   │   ├── libnss3.so
    │   │   ├── libnssckbi.so
    │   │   ├── libnssdbm3.chk
    │   │   ├── libnssdbm3.so
    │   │   ├── libnssutil3.so
    │   │   ├── libplc4.so
    │   │   ├── libplds4.so
    │   │   ├── libsmime3.so
    │   │   ├── libsoftokn3.chk
    │   │   ├── libsoftokn3.so
    │   │   ├── libssl3.so
    │   │   ├── libxul.so
    │   │   ├── minidump-analyzer
    │   │   ├── omni.ja
    │   │   ├── pingsender
    │   │   ├── platform.ini
    │   │   ├── plugin-container
    │   │   └── Throbber-small.gif
    │   ├── mime
    │   │   └── packages
    │   │       └── firefox-esr
    │   ├── mozilla
    │   │   ├── extensions
    │   │   │   └── {ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}
    │   │   └── plugins
    │   └── x86_64-linux-gnu
    │       ├── libdl.so.2 -> libdl-2.28.so
    │       └── libpthread.so.0 -> libpthread-2.28.so
    └── share
        ├── applications
        │   └── firefox-esr.desktop
        ├── bug
        │   └── firefox-esr
        │       ├── control
        │       ├── presubj
        │       └── script
        ├── doc
        │   └── firefox-esr
        │       ├── changelog.Debian.gz
        │       ├── copyright
        │       ├── NEWS.Debian.gz
        │       └── README.Debian
        ├── firefox-esr
        │   ├── browser
        │   │   ├── chrome
        │   │   │   └── icons
        │   │   │       └── default
        │   │   │           ├── default128.png
        │   │   │           ├── default16.png
        │   │   │           ├── default32.png
        │   │   │           ├── default48.png
        │   │   │           └── default64.png
        │   │   └── defaults
        │   │       ├── preferences
        │   │       │   ├── debugger.js
        │   │       │   ├── devtools-client.js
        │   │       │   ├── devtools-startup.js
        │   │       │   ├── firefox-branding.js
        │   │       │   ├── firefox.js
        │   │       │   ├── vendor.js
        │   │       │   └── webide.js
        │   │       └── syspref -> /etc/firefox-esr
        │   └── distribution
        │       └── searchplugins
        │           └── common
        │               └── debsearch.xml
        ├── lintian
        │   └── overrides
        │       └── firefox-esr
        ├── man
        │   └── man1
        │       └── firefox-esr.1.gz
        └── mozilla
            └── extensions
                └── {ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}

53 directories, 152 files
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empty@E485:~ $ tree test
test
├── bin
│   └── bash
├── lib
│   └── x86_64-linux-gnu
│       ├── libc.so.6
│       ├── libdl.so.2
│       └── libtinfo.so.6
└── lib64
    └── ld-linux-x86-64.so.2

4 directories, 5 files
empty@E485:~ $ sudo chroot test /bin/bash
bash-5.0#
EDIT: or save some effort with https://packages.debian.org/buster/bash-static
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#9 Post by stevepusser »

That seems to be a lot of effort to use the same Kodi 17.6 that you can get from stretch-backports on up... https://packages.debian.org/search?keyw ... ection=all

Oh, now it's been updated to 18.5 in experimental after so long, after I tore out my hair porting it over from deb-multimedia for MX? :evil: :twisted: :lol:
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Re: Can i install and run programs from inside chroot direct

#10 Post by emil_21 »

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

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empty@E485:~ $ tree test
test
├── bin
│   └── bash
├── lib
│   └── x86_64-linux-gnu
│       ├── libc.so.6
│       ├── libdl.so.2
│       └── libtinfo.so.6
└── lib64
    └── ld-linux-x86-64.so.2

4 directories, 5 files
empty@E485:~ $ sudo chroot test /bin/bash
bash-5.0#
EDIT: or save some effort with https://packages.debian.org/buster/bash-static

I fixed the bash issue and was able to execute chroot but if i try to launch firefox i get this error:

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bash-5.0# firefox-esr 
firefox-esr: error while loading shared libraries: libpthread.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
It seems a shared library - libpthread.so.0, is the issue but 'ldd firefox-esr' didn't list this library. This is the structure of my firefox chroot folder:

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firefox1
├── bin
│   └── bash
├── etc
│   └── firefox-esr
│       └── firefox-esr.js
├── lib
│   └── x86_64-linux-gnu
│       ├── libc.so.6
│       ├── libdl.so.2
│       └── libtinfo.so.6
├── lib64
│   └── ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
└── usr
    ├── bin
    │   ├── bash
    │   └── firefox-esr
    ├── lib
    │   ├── firefox-esr
    │   │   ├── application.ini
    │   │   ├── browser
    │   │   │   ├── blocklist.xml
    │   │   │   ├── chrome -> ../../../share/firefox-esr/browser/chrome
    │   │   │   ├── chrome.manifest
    │   │   │   ├── crashreporter-override.ini
    │   │   │   ├── defaults -> ../../../share/firefox-esr/browser/defaults
    │   │   │   ├── extensions
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ar@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ast@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-be@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-bg@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-bn@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-bs@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ca@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-cs@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-cy@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-da@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-de@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-el@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-en-GB@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-eo@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-es-AR@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-es-CL@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-es-ES@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-es-MX@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-et@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-eu@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-fa@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-fi@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-fr@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ga-IE@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-gl@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-gu-IN@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-he@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-hi-IN@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-hr@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-hu@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-id@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-is@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-it@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ja@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-kk@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-km@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-kn@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ko@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-lt@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-lv@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-mk@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-mr@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-nb-NO@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ne-NP@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-nl@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-nn-NO@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-pa-IN@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-pl@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-pt-BR@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-pt-PT@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ro@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ru@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-si@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-sk@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-sl@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-sq@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-sr@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-sv-SE@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-ta@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-te@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-th@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-tr@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-uk@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-vi@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── langpack-zh-CN@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   └── langpack-zh-TW@firefox-esr.mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   ├── features
    │   │   │   │   ├── formautofill@mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── fxmonitor@mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── screenshots@mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   ├── webcompat@mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   │   └── webcompat-reporter@mozilla.org.xpi
    │   │   │   └── omni.ja
    │   │   ├── chrome.manifest
    │   │   ├── crashreporter
    │   │   ├── crashreporter.ini
    │   │   ├── defaults
    │   │   │   └── pref
    │   │   │       └── channel-prefs.js
    │   │   ├── dependentlibs.list
    │   │   ├── distribution -> ../../share/firefox-esr/distribution
    │   │   ├── firefox-bin -> firefox-esr
    │   │   ├── firefox-esr
    │   │   ├── fonts
    │   │   │   └── TwemojiMozilla.ttf
    │   │   ├── gmp-clearkey
    │   │   │   └── 0.1
    │   │   │       ├── libclearkey.so
    │   │   │       └── manifest.json
    │   │   ├── gtk2
    │   │   │   └── libmozgtk.so
    │   │   ├── libfreeblpriv3.chk
    │   │   ├── libfreeblpriv3.so
    │   │   ├── liblgpllibs.so
    │   │   ├── libmozavcodec.so
    │   │   ├── libmozavutil.so
    │   │   ├── libmozgtk.so
    │   │   ├── libmozsandbox.so
    │   │   ├── libmozsqlite3.so
    │   │   ├── libmozwayland.so
    │   │   ├── libnspr4.so
    │   │   ├── libnss3.so
    │   │   ├── libnssckbi.so
    │   │   ├── libnssdbm3.chk
    │   │   ├── libnssdbm3.so
    │   │   ├── libnssutil3.so
    │   │   ├── libplc4.so
    │   │   ├── libplds4.so
    │   │   ├── libsmime3.so
    │   │   ├── libsoftokn3.chk
    │   │   ├── libsoftokn3.so
    │   │   ├── libssl3.so
    │   │   ├── libxul.so
    │   │   ├── minidump-analyzer
    │   │   ├── omni.ja
    │   │   ├── pingsender
    │   │   ├── platform.ini
    │   │   ├── plugin-container
    │   │   └── Throbber-small.gif
    │   ├── mime
    │   │   └── packages
    │   │       └── firefox-esr
    │   ├── mozilla
    │   │   ├── extensions
    │   │   │   └── {ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}
    │   │   └── plugins
    │   └── x86_64-linux-gnu
    │       ├── libdl.so.2 -> libdl-2.28.so
    │       └── libpthread.so.0 -> libpthread-2.28.so
    └── share
        ├── applications
        │   └── firefox-esr.desktop
        ├── bug
        │   └── firefox-esr
        │       ├── control
        │       ├── presubj
        │       └── script
        ├── doc
        │   └── firefox-esr
        │       ├── changelog.Debian.gz
        │       ├── copyright
        │       ├── NEWS.Debian.gz
        │       └── README.Debian
        ├── firefox-esr
        │   ├── browser
        │   │   ├── chrome
        │   │   │   └── icons
        │   │   │       └── default
        │   │   │           ├── default128.png
        │   │   │           ├── default16.png
        │   │   │           ├── default32.png
        │   │   │           ├── default48.png
        │   │   │           └── default64.png
        │   │   └── defaults
        │   │       ├── preferences
        │   │       │   ├── debugger.js
        │   │       │   ├── devtools-client.js
        │   │       │   ├── devtools-startup.js
        │   │       │   ├── firefox-branding.js
        │   │       │   ├── firefox.js
        │   │       │   ├── vendor.js
        │   │       │   └── webide.js
        │   │       └── syspref -> /etc/firefox-esr
        │   └── distribution
        │       └── searchplugins
        │           └── common
        │               └── debsearch.xml
        ├── lintian
        │   └── overrides
        │       └── firefox-esr
        ├── man
        │   └── man1
        │       └── firefox-esr.1.gz
        └── mozilla
            └── extensions
                └── {ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}

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#11 Post by emil_21 »

I installed all missing libraries for which i get error messages when i try to launch firefox, but now when i try to launch firefox i get this:

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bash-5.0# firefox-esr 
Couldn't find the application directory.
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Re: Can i install and run programs from inside chroot direct

#12 Post by Head_on_a_Stick »

I'm not prepared to help you run a browser as root.

Please explain why you "need" two different FF versions.

http://xyproblem.info/
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#13 Post by emil_21 »

It's not just firefox, but any program that i want to have with different setup. Also, it will be great if you can create portable apps like that - everything run from one folder and saves data in that folder.

By the way, i am having the same problem to run programs in gui mode with debootstrap.
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Re: Can i install and run programs from inside chroot direct

#14 Post by pcalvert »

emil_21 wrote:It's not just firefox, but any program that i want to have with different setup.
In that case, I think you may be interested in this: https://nixos.org/nix/

emil_21 wrote:Also, it will be great if you can create portable apps like that - everything run from one folder and saves data in that folder.
If you want to keep the data separate, you can do that using Firejail.

For example:

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mkdir -p ~/Firejail_home/Firefox_old  <=== You only need to do this once.
firejail --private=~/Firejail_home/Firefox_old /path/to/old/firefox -no-remote

mkdir -p ~/Firejail_home/Firefox_new  <=== You only need to do this once.
firejail --private=~/Firejail_home/Firefox_new /path/to/new/firefox -no-remote
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#15 Post by Head_on_a_Stick »

emil_21 wrote:it will be great if you can create portable apps like that - everything run from one folder and saves data in that folder
How about https://docs.appimage.org/packaging-guide/index.html? Or perhaps https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/first-build.html

And there's also nix (as pcalvert notes), GUIX and NetBSD's pkgsrc.
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Re: Can i install and run programs from inside chroot direct

#16 Post by emil_21 »

pcalvert wrote:
emil_21 wrote:It's not just firefox, but any program that i want to have with different setup.
In that case, I think you may be interested in this: https://nixos.org/nix/

emil_21 wrote:Also, it will be great if you can create portable apps like that - everything run from one folder and saves data in that folder.
If you want to keep the data separate, you can do that using Firejail.

For example:

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mkdir -p ~/Firejail_home/Firefox_old  <=== You only need to do this once.
firejail --private=~/Firejail_home/Firefox_old /path/to/old/firefox -no-remote

mkdir -p ~/Firejail_home/Firefox_new  <=== You only need to do this once.
firejail --private=~/Firejail_home/Firefox_new /path/to/new/firefox -no-remote
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I haven't heard of nix, i have to check it.

I have heard of fairjail but haven't test it extensively. Do you mean i can use firejail for any application and set the folder in which the application saves its data?
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Re: Can i install and run programs from inside chroot direct

#17 Post by emil_21 »

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:
emil_21 wrote:it will be great if you can create portable apps like that - everything run from one folder and saves data in that folder
How about https://docs.appimage.org/packaging-guide/index.html? Or perhaps https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/first-build.html

And there's also nix (as pcalvert notes), GUIX and NetBSD's pkgsrc.

AppImage and Flatpak are good but they do not save the data in the same folder. For example, if i want to use Kodi 17 and Kodi 18 i can't, because they both will save they data in ~/.kodi.
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Re: Can i install and run programs from inside chroot direct

#18 Post by pcalvert »

emil_21 wrote: Do you mean i can use firejail for any application and set the folder in which the application saves its data?
Yes, by giving each program its own home directory. Normally, programs run by a normal user “think” that "~/" is the home directory (because it is). Using Firejail, you can fool a program into “thinking” that a different directory is the home directory. For example, you could fool Kodi 17 into “thinking” that "~/Kodi_17" is the home directory, and you could fool Kodi 18 into “thinking” that "~/Kodi_18" is the home directory. This is done using the "--private=" option.

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Re: Can i install and run programs from inside chroot direct

#19 Post by emil_21 »

It will be great if i can do that with Kodi using firejail. But what is the best way to install kodi 17 and kodi 18? I can't use .deb files and install them both system wide. Kodi is not available as appimage, and as flatpak only kodi 18 is available.

That is why i wanted to install kodi 17 and kodi 18 in separate chroot directory and run them from them, which probably is still possible, but as i understand running application in gui mode from chroot environment is not that easy.
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Re: Can i install and run programs from inside chroot direct

#20 Post by emil_21 »

pcalvert wrote:

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mkdir -p ~/Firejail_home/Firefox_old  <=== You only need to do this once.
firejail --private=~/Firejail_home/Firefox_old /path/to/old/firefox -no-remote

mkdir -p ~/Firejail_home/Firefox_new  <=== You only need to do this once.
firejail --private=~/Firejail_home/Firefox_new /path/to/new/firefox -no-remote
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Is '/path/to/old/firefox' this directory ~/.mozilla? Because if i run:

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firejail --private=~/Firejail_home/Firefox_old ~/.mozilla/ -no-remote
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Error: invalid command name
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