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-# Use an official Python runtime as a parent image
-FROM python:3.9
+# Use an official Python runtime as a parent imag
+FROM ubuntu:jammy
 
 # Set the working directory in the container
-#WORKDIR /app
+WORKDIR /app
 
+# Install system dependencies (including git)
+
+# Set environment variables to ensure non-interactive installations
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+             
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    software-properties-common \
+    curl \
+    gnupg2 \
+    lsb-release \
+    && add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/ 
+
+# Install system dependencies (including Python, pip, git, and libraries)
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    python3.9 \
+    python3.9-dev \
+    python3.9-venv \
+    python3-pip \
+    git \
+    libegl1-mesa \
+    libgles2-mesa \
+    libgl1-mesa-glx \
+    libx11-6 \
+    libxext6 \
+    libxi6 \
+    libxrandr2 \
+    libdbus-1-3 \
+    libxkbcommon0 \
+    libgl-dev \
+    libatlas-base-dev \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists \
+    && apt-get clean
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    binutils \
+    libgomp1 \
+    libglu1-mesa \
+    libx11-6 \
+    libxtst6 \
+    libxrender1 \
+    libxrandr2 \
+    libxcursor1 \
+    libglib2.0-0 \
+    libxcb-xinerama0 \
+    libxkbcommon-x11-0 \
+    mesa-utils \
+    openbox \
+    x11-apps \
+    xorg \
+    zip \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
+
+#RUN add-apt-repository ppa:beineri/opt-qt-6.2.0-bionic
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt-get install -y qt6-base-dev
+
+#RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+ #   build-essential \
+  #  libxcb-xinerama0 \
+   # libxcb1 \
+    #qt5-qmake \
+    #qtbase5-dev \
+    #qtchooser \
+    #qtbase5-dev-tools \
+    #libxcb1-dev \
+    #libssl-dev \
+    #sip-dev \
+    #&& apt-get clean
+
+#RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+ #   xvfb \
+  #  && apt-get clean
+#RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libgl1-mesa-glx libxkbcommon0 && apt-get clean
+#RUN pip install --upgrade pip
+#RUN pip install tf-slim
+# Set python3.9 as the default python version
+RUN update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.9 1
+
+# Verify Python installation
+RUN python3 --version
+# Upgrade pip to the latest version
+#RUN pip install --upgrade pip
 # Install git
-RUN apt-get update 
+#RUN apt-get update 
 #&& apt-get install -y git
 
 # Clone the DeepLabCut repository
-#RUN git clone https://github.com/DeepLabCut/DeepLabCut.git
+RUN git clone https://github.com/DeepLabCut/DeepLabCut.git
 
 # Change the working directory to DeepLabCut
-#WORKDIR /app/DeepLabCut
+WORKDIR /app/DeepLabCut
+RUN python3 -m venv deepenv
+
 
-RUN pip install deeplabcut
-RUN pip install tensorflow[and-cuda]
+# Upgrade pip within the virtual environment
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip
+
+RUN /app/DeepLabCut/deepenv/bin/pip install wheel
+# Install compatible versions of numpy and typing-extensions
+RUN /app/DeepLabCut/deepenv/bin/pip install numpy==1.24.3 typing-extensions==4.5.0
+#RUN /app/DeepLabCut/deepenv/bin/pip install deeplabcut[gui]==2.3.8
+# Install dependencies within the virtual environment
+RUN /app/DeepLabCut/deepenv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
+RUN /app/DeepLabCut/deepenv/bin/pip install deeplabcut[gui]==2.3.8
+#RUN /app/DeepLabCut/deepenv/bin/pip install .["gui"]
+# Install PyQt5 and Qt5 for graphical user interfaces
+#RUN /app/DeepLabCut/deepenv/bin/pip install pyqt5==5.15.9 matplotlib==3.4.3
+# Install PySide6 version 6.2.4 (compatible with DeepLabCut)
+#RUN /app/DeepLabCut/deepenv/bin/pip install pyside6
+#RUN pip install .["gui"]
 # Create a virtual environment and activate it
-#RUN python3 -m venv venv
-#RUN pip install --upgrade pip
-#RUN pip install numpy<2
+
 
 # Install dependencies
-#RUN /bin/bash -c "source venv/bin/activate && pip install -r requirements.txt && pip install .[gui]"
-#RUN pip install --upgrade typing-extensions==4.5.0
-#RUN pip install --upgrade matplotlib
-# Set the entrypoint to bash
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash"]