guitar-pro-6

Unofficial Guitar Pro 6 docker image for linux

Run

To instanciate your container:

docker pull aviggiano/guitar-pro-6
xhost +local:root
docker run -d --name gp6-01 \
	-e DISPLAY -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix/ \
	--device /dev/snd -v /run/user/$(id -u)/pulse:/run/pulse:ro \
	aviggiano/guitar-pro-6

Then the next times:

xhost +local:root
docker start gp6-01

Recipes

Here are some frequent usages conveniently packaged in scripts. Wrap them in your own script with the path parameters that are good your you.

Basic usage with only one host, no RSE

• use 01_run_standalone.sh script to create a container called gp6-01 in your host
• Guitar Pro will ask for your credentials (USER ID / KEY ID) then you can use it
• when Guitar Pro is closed, the container is stopped
• start again gp6-01 to launch again Guitar Pro without having to fill in credentials
• the credentials are lost if the container is removed from host

Option : Downloading and saving RSE Soundbanks

• don't use 01_run_standalone.sh
• use 02_run_shell.sh script to create a shell container called gp6-02 in your host
• on the opened shell execute following:

# cd is important to find one .so file contained in GuitarPro6 folder
cd /opt/GuitarPro6/
./GPUpdater

• Guitar Pro will ask for your credentials (USER ID / KEY ID) , enter KEY ID with '-' between the 3 parts
• GPUpdater will present you the list of Soundbanks you own in your account, choose the ones you want and download them
• when finished, don't close the terminal
• execute 03_save_soundbanks.sh $PWD to copy Data folder outside of container in your current directory (replace $PWD by any place you want to save your files to)
• you can know close the terminal and docker rm gp6-02
• you can know use 04_run_with_soundbanks.sh $PWD/Data exactly as you would use 01_run.sh in basic usage

Option : Portable installation usable on several hosts

• while gp6-01 is started, execute 05_save_user_files.sh $PWD to get from container user files containing your own preferences and credentials (again, replace $PWD by any place you want to save your files to)
• moves the generated folders ($PWD/home.config and $PWD/home.ArobasMusic) to another host
• execute on the other host 06_run_with_user_files.sh PATH/TO/SAVED/FOLDER : Guitar Pro is executed without asking for credentials again
• you may even docker rm gp6-01 on your first host and always use 06_run_with_user_files.sh $PWD to start Guitar Pro with your credentials

Option : Mounting a shared drive

• if you are using several hosts, you may want to share your .gpx files too
• add them to a cloud shared drive (nextcloud, owndrive, dropbox, google drive, ... )
• mount it as a volume by adding -v /PATH/TO/DRIVE:/root/drive to your run script
• of course, you can mount any local drive like this, not necessarily a cloud one

Do it all : Full portable installation

• get soundbanks and user files from previous sections and store them as your "installation files" (e.g on a pendrive)
• use 07_run_full.sh on any docker host to have a full GuitarPro6 ready to use with Soundbanks folder, user files, and drive mounted

References

• Installing GuitarPro6 on 64 bit Ubuntu 16.04 (and other Linux distros) [Tutorial]
• Cannot connect to X server in a Docker container
• Dockerized Spotify for an example of working pulseaudio link in Docker container