Limited scope further, to just exporting a VDI image

Dockerfile

@@ -15,7 +15,16 @@ RUN git clone --depth 1 -b v1.15.0-beta1 https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot.gi
 WORKDIR /opt/spiri-sdk/PX4-Autopilot/
 RUN DONT_RUN=1 make px4_sitl gazebo-classic
 
+
+RUN apt-get install --yes virtualbox-guest-dkms virtualbox-guest-utils virtualbox-guest-x11
+
 #This should be the first real user created and the `users` group on most linux distros
 RUN chown -R 1000:100 /opt/spiri-sdk
 #Install our desktop environment last
-RUN apt-get install --yes lxqt
+RUN apt-get install --yes lubuntu-qt-desktop
+RUN apt-get remove --yes ubuntu-desktop
+
+RUN useradd -m -s /bin/bash spiri && echo 'spiri:spiri-friend' | chpasswd
+
+# Optional: Add spiri to sudo group if needed
+RUN usermod -aG sudo spiri

README.md

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 
 There are two main ways of running this software.
 
-Most users are recomended to install [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/) and load the 
-virtual appliance file into it.
+Most users are recomended to install [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/), create a new
+VM, and use the supplied VDI as the disk image. You will likely want 
+to increase memory limits and CPU count above the default.
 
 Advanced users can also use the SDK as a docker image. It pairs well with 
 [distrobox](https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox) to better
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ make px4_sitl gazebo-classic #Start the simulator
 # Building
 
 ```bash
-docker build -t spiri-desktop-sdk ./
-./virtualize.sh spiri-desktop-sdk spiri-sdk.ova
+#Note that because this is running in a container, the -o output flag must be relative to the current directory.
+# We mount the current working directory in the docker container as part of this script.
+./virtualize.sh build ./ -s 100gb  -o sdk.vdi
 ```

ova-compose.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ system:
     os_vmw: other4xLinux64Guest
     firmware: efi
     secure_boot: false
-    # default_configuration: grande
 
 networks:
     vm_network:
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ hardware:
         type: hard_disk
         parent: scsi1
         #Set automatically as part of our pipeline, do not change
-        disk_image: /tmp/output.vmdk
+        disk_image: output.vmdk
     usb1:
         type: usb_controller
     # ethernet1:

virtualize.sh

@@ -1,3 +1,31 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-docker run --rm -it -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock --privileged -v $PWD:/d2vm -w /d2vm git.spirirobotics.com/spiri/utils-docker_to_ovf:main $@
+# Function to extract the output file from arguments
+extract_output_file() {
+	while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+		key="$1"
+		case $key in
+		-o | --output)
+			output_file="$2"
+			shift # past argument
+			shift # past value
+			;;
+		*)
+			shift # past argument
+			;;
+		esac
+	done
+}
+
+# Extract the -o argument
+extract_output_file "$@"
+
+# Run the docker command
+#docker run --rm -it -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock --privileged -v "$PWD":/d2vm -w /d2vm vmutil "$@"
+docker run --rm -it -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock --privileged -v "$PWD":/d2vm -w /d2vm git.spirirobotics.com/spiri/utils-docker_to_ovf:2024-05-21 "$@"
+
+# Change the ownership of the output file to the current user
+if [[ -n "$output_file" ]]; then
+	echo "Setting permissions on file"
+	sudo chown $(whoami) "$output_file"
+fi