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=== Starting a desktop === | === Starting a desktop === | ||
To start a desktop, go to http://apps.anunna.wur.nl/, and select the desktop tile: | |||
[[File:XFCE tile.png|frameless|124x124px]] | |||
===== Default form ===== | |||
This will then start up a form: | |||
[[File:Basic XFCE form.png|frameless]] | |||
If you click "Launch", a desktop job will be started with a maximum duration that you entered. | |||
Extended form | |||
You can also select the "Show advanced job options", and then the following form will appear: | |||
[[File:XFCE form extended.png|frameless]] | |||
Adapt to what you need, click "Launch", and a desktop job will be started with the options that you entered. | |||
=== Getting started on the desktop === | === Getting started on the desktop === | ||
Revision as of 10:03, 3 March 2026
To enable users to run their own Linux software that has graphical output, we have created a Linux desktop.
The desktop is a Xfce Desktop Environment. Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly.
Starting a desktop
To start a desktop, go to http://apps.anunna.wur.nl/, and select the desktop tile:
Default form
This will then start up a form:
If you click "Launch", a desktop job will be started with a maximum duration that you entered.
Extended form
You can also select the "Show advanced job options", and then the following form will appear:
Adapt to what you need, click "Launch", and a desktop job will be started with the options that you entered.