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Author: niklasab

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+# KiCad 7 docker
+There is no standard way to install and run multiple kicad versions on the same host.
+Docker is one way to get around this. The dockerfile is mostly taken from
+[devbisme's repo](https://github.com/devbisme/docker_kicad).
+
+# Setup
+1. Clone repository
+2. Build it
+``` bash
+docker build \
+    --build-arg UID=`id -u` \
+    --build-arg GID=`id -g` \
+    --build-arg USER_NAME=`id -nu` \
+    --build-arg HOME=$HOME \
+    -t kicad7 .
+```
+
+# Run it
+The following command runs the docker container by forwarding the host's graphics capabilities (assuming
+[integrated intel graphics](https://www.reddit.com/r/docker/comments/10dsn6p/how_do_you_pass_amd_gpus_and_intel_gpus_through/) and the host's home folder.
+
+``` bash
+docker run --device /dev/dri --rm -e DISPLAY=$DISPLAY -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix -v $HOME:$HOME kicad7"
+```
+
+A tip is to add an alias (e.g. alias kicad7=...) for this command in your bash config.
+
+# Note
+* In later KiCad versions the standard KiCad library is installed along with KiCad, so it's available under
+__/usr/share/kicad__ inside the docker container.
+* If KiCad complains about OpenGL support it means GPU is not forwarded properly.
+* If the same KiCad version is installed on your host computer, it's going to use the same local
+configuration (.config/kicad).
+
+# TODO
+* Try to lift this to a later Ubuntu version

dockerfile

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+# Must use 20.04!
+FROM ubuntu:20.04
+
+# These things are needed:
+#    sudo: So we have /etc/sudoers.d.
+#    keyboard-configuration: Installation stalls without this.
+#    software-properties-common: So add-apt-repository exists.
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y sudo keyboard-configuration software-properties-common
+
+# Install KiCad 7.0.6.
+# (Got the version from https://launchpad.net/~kicad/+archive/ubuntu/kicad-7.0-releases.)
+RUN add-apt-repository --yes ppa:kicad/kicad-7.0-releases && \
+    apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y kicad=7.0.6~ubuntu20.04.1
+
+# Replace with your login name, user ID, group ID and HOME from your local host machine
+# using the --build-arg option.
+ARG UID
+ARG GID
+ARG USER_NAME
+ARG HOME
+
+# Create a user account that mirrors the one on your local host so you can share the X11 socket for the KiCad GUI.
+# (See http://fabiorehm.com/blog/2014/09/11/running-gui-apps-with-docker/)
+RUN mkdir -p ${HOME} && \
+    echo "${USER_NAME}:x:${UID}:${GID}:Developer,,,:${HOME}:/bin/bash" >> /etc/passwd && \
+    echo "${USER_NAME}:x:${UID}:" >> /etc/group && \
+    echo "${USER_NAME} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/${USER_NAME} && \
+    chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/${USER_NAME} && \
+    chown ${UID}:${GID} -R ${HOME}
+
+USER ${USER_NAME}
+
+# Uncomment one of the entrypoints for whatever app you want to run in the container.
+# ENTRYPOINT ["eeschema"]
+# ENTRYPOINT ["pcbnew"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["kicad"]