v5.6.0

5.6.0 - 2019-05-02

Added

• --runtime=RUNTIME: New option to specify container runtime.
  Known runtimes: runc (docker default), crun, nvidia and kata-runtime. (#138)
• --share=PATH: Share file or folder. Replaces --sharedir.
  Works for device files in /dev, too. Shares targets of symlinks, too.

Deprecated

• --sharedir: Use --share instead.
• --no-xhost: No replacement.
• --sys-admin: No replacement.

Fixed

• --clipboard: Bugfix for --xephyr and some other desktop mode X servers. (#152)
• --dbus-system: Fixed startup failure with user switching.
• --init=sysvinit|runit|openrc: Always create service to start system DBus.
• elogind support for debian buster containers. Partial support for Void.
• docker commit: Throw error if running a recursive image command created with docker commit from an x11docker container. (#146)

v5.5.2

5.5.2 - 2019-04-08

Added

• --init=s6-overlay: Support of init system s6 as given by s6-overlay.
  (#136)

Changed

• x11docker without an option: show x11docker --help instead of running
  an unused X server.

Fixed

• --init=systemd|openrc|runit: fixes for several container systems.
• --dbus-system: Regression fix for service file check.
• --exe: Regard possible -- in command. Command before it has been
  dropped errately as invalid DOCKER_RUN_OPTIONS before.
• --tty: Workaround: Set environment variables LINES and COLUMNS to
  current terminal size. Only needed without --interactive.
  Docker bug ticket #33794
• --init=tini: Support of native docker-init on docker-for-win.
• Check for availability of realpath.
• --kwin,--kwin-xwayland: Check for option --windowed.
  (#144)

v5.5.1

5.5.1 - 2019-03-18

Deprecated

• --ps: Preserved cache and container. No replacement.

Changed

• --lang[=LOCALE]: Argument LOCALE is optional now. Note that = is
  mandatory now. Use --lang=ru instead of --lang ru.
  --lang without an argument sets $LANG from host.

Fixed

• Fix for host user check after multiple su.
• --entrypoint env instead of --entrypoint /usr/bin/env.
  Some systems have /bin/env instead.

v5.5.0

5.5.0 - 2019-03-06

Added

• --init=tini|systemd|sysvinit|openrc|runit|none: New option to specify
  or disable init system / PID 1 in container. Replaces singular options.

Deprecated

• --tini: Use --init=tini instead.
• --systemd: Use --init=systemd instead.
• --sysvinit: Use --init=sysvinit instead.
• --openrc: Use --init=openrc instead.
• --runit: Use --init=runit instead.
• --no-init: Use --init=none instead.

Changed

• --wm[=COMMAND]: Argument COMMAND is optional now. Note that = is
  mandatory now. Use --wm=openbox instead of --wm openbox.
  --wm without an option autodetects a host window manager.

Fixed

• Execute containerrootrc in /tmp of container to circumvent possible
  issues with access 700 of ~/.cache on host.
  (#131)
• Check repeatly for PID1 of container to avoid race condition on slow systems.
  (#133)

v5.4.4

5.4.4 - 2019-02-24

Fixed

• --gpu: NVIDIA driver installation: Avoid --install-libglvnd and
  --no-nvidia-modprobe for installer versions that do not support it.
  Fool dependency check for binutils for old installer versions.
  Skip installation if --runtime=nvidia is given in docker run options.
  (#127)

v5.4.3

5.4.3 - 2019-02-19

Changed

• --alsa[=CARDNAME]: Accepts a sound card name as optional argument.
• --gpu: NVIDIA driver installation: Avoid dependencies on kmod and xz.

Fixed

• --gpu: NVIDIA driver installation: Old versions need --install-libglvnd.

v5.4.2

5.4.2 - 2019-02-18

Fixed

• --gpu: Fixes for automated NVIDIA driver installation. (#127)

v5.4.1

5.4.1 - 2019-02-08

Fixed

• --update: Remove debug output of set -x.

v5.4.0

5.4.0 - 2019-02-08

Added

• --pull [=ask|yes|no|always]: New option to allow/deny docker pull. (#109)
• --limit[=FACTOR]: New option to restrict RAM and CPU usage.
• --border: New option to draw a colored border into --xpra windows.
  Helps to distinguish between host and container applications. (#91)
• --xtest, --xcomposite: Experimental options to enable X extensions
  XTEST and COMPOSITE. Might be removed in later releases. (#117)

Changed

• Copy /etc/skel/. in container to HOME if HOME is empty.
• Changed shebang #! /bin/bash to #! /usr/bin/env bash for portability. (#83)
• Allow interactive docker pull in terminal only. Do not start additional
  X terminal. (#109)
• Prefer starting terminal to ask for root password. Use additional X terminal
  only as a fallback. (#109)

Fixed

• API FIX: Preserve quoting in image command correctly.
  Image commands like sh -c 'ls && pwd' previously failed.
  Instead 'ls && pwd' sort of worked although it is weird.
  Now sh -c 'ls && pwd' works as intended and 'ls && pwd' fails. (#112)
• -t, --tty: Long option was not parsed.
• docker-for-win: Fixed IP check. (#102)
• docker-for-win: Make sure container is terminated. (#106)
• docker-for-win: --interactive: Use winpty wrapper. (#87)
• MSYS2/Cygwin: Always use X over IP to serve e.g. Xvfb.exe, too. (#123)
• --update: Fixed sed parsing error for excerpt of CHANGELOG.md.

v5.3.3

5.3.3 - 2018-11-17

Added

• -i, --interactive: New option to run with an interactive TTY. (#87)
• -t, --tty: Replaces --nothing. Run no X server, TTY only.
  Allows -ti similar to often used docker run -ti.
• -q, --quiet: Replaces --silent. Suppress x11docker messages.

Deprecated

• --silent: Use --quiet instead.
• --nothing: Use --tty instead.
• --stdout: stdout is always displayed now.
• --stderr: stderr is always displayed now.
• -Q: stdout and stderr are always displayed now.

Fixed

• --webcam: Share /run/udev/data to provide device information for cheese and gnome-ring.
  (#86) (#75)
• --sysvinit: fixed startup failure due to missing container user name.