Virtual Online Linux Environment (VOLE)

Virtual Online Linux Environment (VOLE) is a full CSE Linux desktop delivered virtually through FastX.

Program, do homework, and use engineering software from your laptop. As long as you can connect to the internet, you can connect to a VOLE desktop.

VOLE is available to the students and faculty associated with the College of Science & Engineering - Twin Cities.

Connect to VOLE

  1. Request a CSE Labs account, if you don’t already have one.
  2. Open a web browser and connect to VOLE.
  3. Login with your University Internet ID and password.
  4. Authenticate with Duo.
  5. Select the desktop environment you would like to launch by double-clicking on the corresponding icon in the “Applications” section.

Sessions

Due to high usage, VOLE will automatically stop processes that have been running for longer than 24 hours. Idle sessions will be timed out after 4 hours.

System Maintenance

System maintenance of VOLE occurs weekly on Fridays between 6 and 7 a.m. Save your work to prevent loss of data.

If you would like to provide feedback, please use the CSE Remote Desktop Feedback form.

 

Note: You must authenticate with Duo to use VOLE.

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