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- Open your browser and into the address bar enter: https://computername.rit.edu:3300 or 3443 depending on the computer. If port 3300 does not work try 3443.
- This screen should appear. Login in with your RIT username and password.
- Click ‘+’,
- Click ‘Gnome’, then ‘Launch’ to launch a session with Gnome, or XFCE if you want to launch a session with XFCE. If you are using SPORC, use xterm.
- If you want to launch using a custom command, or a desktop environment that is not in the bookmarks , click "Command."
Enter the command you want to run, then click "Launch". You don't have to change the "Run As User" , "Window Mode", or "Name" fields.
Common desktop environment commands (the server you are connecting to may or may not have these installed, to find out run$ ls -l /usr/share/xsessions/in a terminal):- Gnome:
gnome-session - XFCE:
startxfce4 - Cinnamon:
cinnamon-session - Openbox:
openbox - For just a terminal:
xterm
- Gnome:
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