Desktop#

The Desktop app will launch a light-weight (Xfce) desktop environment in an interactive job. Its main purpose is to run graphical software for which there isn’t (yet) a dedicated app available.

For optimal performance, we recommend the following workflow:

Launch the app in the Anansi cluster and request a GPU.
In the desktop environment, open a terminal window and load the module of your graphical software.
Launch the executable with vglrun to enable hardware acceleration:
```
vglrun <executable>
```

Tip

Once the Desktop app is active, you can grant view-only access to other VSC users. In the ‘My Interactive Sessions’ menu, right-click the ‘View Only (Share-able Link)’ button to copy the link and share it with others. Any VSC user with the link can view your Desktop session in real-time, which is especially helpful for job troubleshooting and hands-on training.