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 ====== FastX ====== ====== FastX ======
  
-FastX allows you to connect to a linux desktop session remotely through your web browser. Using this lets you run software on more powerful systems than you might otherwise have access to. In addition, you can start a session from one computer (for example in your office), and then reconnect to the same session later from elsewhere (eg your laptop at home).+FastX allows you to connect to a linux desktop session through your web browser. Using this lets you run software on more powerful systems than you might otherwise have access to. You can also start a session from one computer, and then reconnect to it later from elsewhere.
  
 To connect, follow these steps: To connect, follow these steps:
  
-  - Open a web browser and go to our FastX gateway: +1. Open a web browser and go to our FastX gateway: 
-        https://fastx.physics.umn.edu:3443/+  * https://fastx.physics.umn.edu:3443/ 
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 +2. You will be prompted with the FastX login screen. 
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 +{{:computing:department:unix:offsite:login_fastx_2016_02_11_16_00_37.png?800|}} 
 + 
 +3. You need to have an active Physics account. Use your Physics login username and password. This should bring you to the following screen: 
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 +{{:computing:department:unix:offsite:cavan_blinky.spa.umn.edu_fastx_2016_02_11_16_01_57.png?800|}} 
 + 
 +4. Click on "Start a new session" and then click on "Bookmarks" 
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 +{{:computing:department:unix:offsite:cavan_blinky.spa.umn.edu_fastx_2016_02_11_16_03_12.png?800|}} 
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 +5. You will see the suggested window manager "XFCE Desktop". If you do not see any bookmarks listed, enter 'startxfce4' as the command. 
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 +6. If you see a warning about a popup being blocked, click on 'Click here to go to your session'. You can also modify your web browser to allow popups from that website. 
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 +{{:computing:department:unix:offsite:cavan_blinky.spa.umn.edu_fastx_2016_02_11_16_04_06.png?800|}} 
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 +7. This should bring you to a Linux desktop (XFCE shown here is our default; we want a simple desktop manager in order to leave system resources available for computational use): 
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 +{{:computing:department:unix:offsite:fastx_2016_02_11_16_06_03.png?800|}} 
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 +8. If you would like to enlarge or shrink your desktop, first resize your browser window. Then click on the {{:computing:department:unix:offsite:fastx_button.jpg|}} button in the lower-left of your browser window.  
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 +{{:computing:department:unix:offsite:fastx_2016_02_11_16_07_07.png?800|}} 
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 +9. The double-ended arrow will resize your Linux desktop to match your current browser window. 
 + 
 +10. The question mark at the right side of the row of buttons is a help page with explanations of the other buttons. 
 + 
 +===== Resetting your XFCE session ===== 
 + 
 +In case you get a blank desktop... 
 + 
 +  - Shut down the panel first, ''xfce4-panel --quit'' 
 +  - Kill the xfce4 configuration daemon, ''pkill xfconfd'' 
 +  - First delete settings for the panel, ''rm -rf ~/.config/xfce4/panel'' 
 +  - Clear out the settings for xfconfd, ''rm -rf ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml'' 
 +  - Restart the panel, run ''xfce4-panel &''.
  
-  - You will be prompted with the FastX login screen. 
  
computing/department/unix/offsite/fastx.1455227649.txt.gz · Last modified: 2016/02/11 15:54 by allan

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