I'm curious about how feasible it would be for someone new to Docker to create a container for a piece of software that's kinda old and hasn't been updated in a long time. The software I like is still running on Windows, but the Linux version is pretty much unusable now. The website for it is still active, and I can download the program, but it won't install because of broken dependencies. It's been about ten years since it got any updates. I do have some old Linux distros where it can install, but using those for daily tasks isn't ideal.
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It could be doable! You'd just need a few lines of code to pull a base image and get the software running. The key thing to watch for is whether the base image is still available, because it might be removed if it's too outdated or insecure. But assuming you figure out the dependencies and can find a runnable base image, it shouldn’t be too tough to get it up and running.
The software is Trelby, a writing program. I haven't tried it on Debian yet. I used to run it on Mint and Elementary, and I even tried it on a Raspberry Pi for PC.
Hey, Trelby is open-source, so you could actually try building it yourself! Check out their GitHub page for the details.
Also, I noticed Trelby has a Flatpak package that was updated just a few months ago, so that's another option to explore!
Which software are you talking about? If it runs well on Debian, it can be relatively simple to make a Docker image and run it as a container. More details would definitely help!
Awesome, thanks for the info!