Is it possible to create a private temporary Linux environment?

myewaccc1 · 03-22-2016, 01:45 AM

Hi,
Lets say i write some code in python 3, but the client have python 2 installed, or not at all.
Is is possible for me to write a shell/other script that will install python which will only be applied to the specific program i wrote? kind of a virtual shell environment that will be temporary and not change any of the user normal environment (including python version)?.

pan64 · 03-22-2016, 01:46 AM

probably linux container or docker will do that for you.

TobiSGD · 03-22-2016, 02:49 AM

Indeed, this is exactly what containers are used for, to provide applications with an environment tailored exactly to their needs without tampering with the base OS.

myewaccc1 · 03-22-2016, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

Indeed, this is exactly what containers are used for, to provide applications with an environment tailored exactly to their needs without tampering with the base OS.

Is there any simple script that can be added in the bundle but does not require additional environment changes/installation or will it require me to install any 3rd part container? or does linux enable me to do this without anything else installed?

pan64 · 03-22-2016, 05:12 AM

docker is part of any modern release, so you can install it from official repo. That will give you the virtual shell environment you were talking about and you can do what you want inside.

TobiSGD · 03-22-2016, 09:12 AM

As pan64 already said,Docker is available for most distributions, documentation is plenty, even video tutorials on YouTube. Alternatively you can look at LXC, which is also widely available, but is not as automated as Docker.