updates to workstation. Ubuntu Noble, remove anaconda repository dependance and unattended updates

Author: SamPIngram

docker/workstation-base/Dockerfile

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-FROM ghcr.io/linuxserver/baseimage-kasmvnc:ubuntujammy-3effa35f-ls4
+FROM ghcr.io/linuxserver/baseimage-kasmvnc:ubuntunoble
 # BASED ON WEBTOP
 # set version label
 ARG BUILD_DATE
 ARG VERSION
+LABEL build_version="CSC-Workstation version:- ${VERSION} Build-date:- ${BUILD_DATE}"
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
 
+# prevent Ubuntu's firefox stub from being installed
+COPY /root/etc/apt/preferences.d/firefox-no-snap /etc/apt/preferences.d/firefox-no-snap
+
 RUN \
   echo "**** install packages ****" && \
   apt-get update && \
@@ -17,6 +21,7 @@ RUN \
   mate-system-monitor \
   pluma \
   wget \
+  unattended-upgrades \
   ubuntu-mate-artwork \
   ubuntu-mate-default-settings \
   ubuntu-mate-desktop \

docker/workstation-base/setup/conda/standard_env.yaml

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 name: developer
 channels:
   - plotly
-  - anaconda
   - conda-forge
-  - defaults
+  - nodefaults
 dependencies:
   - python
   - seaborn

docker/workstation-base/setup/conda/standard_gpu_env.yaml

@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ channels:
   - nvidia
   - pytorch
   - plotly
-  - anaconda
   - conda-forge
-  - defaults
+  - nodefaults
 dependencies:
   - python
   - seaborn
@@ -28,9 +27,9 @@ dependencies:
   - setuptools
   - matplotlib
   - tqdm
-  - pytorch-cuda=11.8
+  - nvidia:cudatoolkit=12.*
   - torchaudio
-  - pytorch
+  - pytorch:pytorch
   - cudatoolkit
   - torchvision
   - conda-forge:cupy

docker/workstation-base/setup/scripts/conda.sh

@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ if [ $ssl_avoid = y ] || [ $ssl_avoid = Y ]; then
     echo "ssl set to avoid"
     /miniconda/bin/conda config --set ssl_verify False 
 fi
-/miniconda/bin/conda update -y conda
+#/miniconda/bin/conda update -y conda
 /miniconda/bin/conda init
 source ~/.bashrc
-conda install -c conda-forge mamba -y
+
 gpu=$(which nvidia-smi)
 if [[ $gpu == '/usr/bin/nvidia-smi' ]]; then
   echo Nvidia GPU found. Installing GPU standard env.
-  mamba env create -f /setup/conda/standard_gpu_env.yaml --prefix ~/.conda/envs/developer
+  conda env create -f /setup/conda/standard_gpu_env.yaml --prefix ~/.conda/envs/developer --yes
 else
   echo No Nvidia GPU found. Installing standard env.
-  mamba env create -f /setup/conda/standard_env.yaml --prefix ~/.conda/envs/developer
+  conda env create -f /setup/conda/standard_env.yaml --prefix ~/.conda/envs/developer --yes
 fi
 
 conda activate developer

docker/workstation-base/setup/scripts/unattended_updates.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Create cron file
+sudo touch /var/spool/cron/root
+# Cronjob for unattended upgrade 1am Sundays.
+echo "0 1 * * 0 /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade -v" | sudo tee -a /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root