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# desktop-ui.md

![novnc-desktop](https://4196336753-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LULg3WmBk4r0dWAdK9A%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ff5c89cf4c8329303b35e75c9610751a3c7615a4%2Fnovnc-desktop.png?alt=media)

## Access

Login to the provided link `http://vnc.USER.ros.campusrover.org` and enter your password (should be provided to you by TA).

![novnc-login](https://4196336753-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LULg3WmBk4r0dWAdK9A%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-1bcfc86b175d75862484a20cb6003f69f78b82b3%2Fnovnc-login.png?alt=media)

## Control

On the left you can find a panel for desktop control such as window scaling.

Left panel:

* Extra keys (ctrl-alt, esc key)
* Clipboard (use this for copy-and-paste)
* Fullscreen
* Settings
  * Scaling Mode -> "Local Scaling" (always)

On the bottom is the taskbar (similar to the one in Windows).

## Window Scaling

To make sure the desktop fits your browser window, go to `Settings` -> `Scaling Mode` -> Choose `Local Scaling`.

![window](https://4196336753-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LULg3WmBk4r0dWAdK9A%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-8bb5a9f7d7e3138d9b2b865c75d68e4d7480f770%2Fclip-window.png?alt=media)

## Open Terminal

To open the terminal, click the start button at bottom-left corner, go to `System Tools` -> Choose `LXTerminal`.

![terminal](https://4196336753-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LULg3WmBk4r0dWAdK9A%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-d0d2c9e4645d0114afb7164359108f141e7ee85b%2Fterminal.png?alt=media)

## Tailscale IP

Each clouddesktop has a special IP for connecting to our global private network. The tailscale IP can be found on the terminal.

![tailscale ip](https://4196336753-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LULg3WmBk4r0dWAdK9A%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-17ceb1543f424a7a9a8381c30fd45d284409bed2%2Ftailscale-ip.png?alt=media)

## Restart Desktop

To restart the clouddesktop in case of a freeze, **open a terminal in Code Editor**, type `restart`.

If that did not work, please reach out to your TA.


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