Trying to install Java

[aruizga7]

Hi, I am trying to install Java but I have problem with root permission. Any idea about how to solve this?

[parente]

In general, the README for the stack you're running about how to grant the jovyan user sudo. It's an environment variable GRANT_SUDO you have to set on docker run.

But since you're using the quick trick we doc'ed over here (jupyter/dashboards#152 (comment)), the container is not starting as root, the start-notebook script is not running, and so jovyan won't wind up with sudo even if you set the env var.

The right way to do this is really to build a new docker image with the libs you want preinstalled like:

FROM jupyter/datascience-notebook
USER jovyan
RUN pip install jupyter_dashboards
USER root
RUN apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk

Then run it like:

docker build -t my/dashboard-notebook .
docker run -d -e GRANT_SUDO=yes -p 8888:8888 my/dashboard-notebook

The GRANT_SUDO is only need if you still plan to need / use sudo in the container after starting it (e.g., to configure additional libraries).

[aruizga7]

Thanks @parente You're everywhere ;-)

I am forking and making these changes then in the libs. Thanks!

[parente]

Occupational hazard? :)

No need to fork to git repos. Just write a new Dockerfile like the one above. The jupyter/datascience-notebook is maintained on Docker Hub. You can just inherit FROM it and install what you need. The benefit is that when the base image updates due to other pull requests here, you can rebuild easily.

[parente]

@aruizga7 did you get it installed? If so, we can close this.

[parente]

Closing. Can reopen if this is still a problem.