1. Course files

Files available for everyone in the course can be found at:
/foss/common

That folder is read-only for users, has identical content for everyone, and instantly updates without restarting.

2. VNC display resolution

You can add a custom display resolution.

For a temporary addition that disappears on a restart, 1900x920 fits inside of a maximized Chrome browser window on my PC. From a terminal:

$ _add_resolution 1900 920

  • Right-click on the desktop, Settings → Display, then see the new resolution at the bottom of the Resolution list.

  • Add that command to the file /foss/designs/.designinit and it will be available even after a restart.

Add the new resolution to the end of .designinit
$ echo '_add_resolution 1900 920' >> /foss/designs/.designinit

3. VNC settings

The default display interface for the machine does not show extra configuration that’s available for the noVNC display.

Add vnc.html to the URL’s path after the slash and before the query parameter:

Original URL:
http://10.3.162.85:50099/?password=abcdef0123456789abcd

and add the path "vnc.html"

http://10.3.162.85:50099/vnc.html?password=abcdef0123456789abcd
                         ^^^^^^^^