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1 VRE users are able to run singularity container in VRE workbench tool of VM connected through Guacamole.
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3 === 1. VRE Workbench Tool of Gucamole VM ===
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5 Apache Guacamole is a clientless remote desktop gateway that supports standard protocols like VNC, RDP, and SSH. Guacamole has been integrated into the VRE using a Single Sign-On Protocol and is configured on a per-project basis. For more details on
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7 * What is Guacamole VM workbench tool?
8 * How to request access to my project's Guacamole VM workbench tool?
9 * How to access into Guacamole VM and launch terminal?
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11 Please visit this page: [[VRE User Guide/Analyzing Data/Gucamole>>doc:Main.user_guide.Analyzing Data.Guacamole.WebHome]]
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14 === 2. Submit Singularity Job ===
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16 Users can run singularity container in Guacamole VM by running following scripts in the terminal:
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18 * **singularity help** [pull|build|run|exec|shell]
19 * **singularity run** <library:~/~/, docker:~/~/, and shub:~/~/ URIs or imageFileName>
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21 {{code language="none"}}
22 $ singularity run docker://busybox$ singularity run library://sylabsed/examples/lolcow
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25 * **singularity pull** <library:~/~/, docker:~/~/, and shub:~/~/ URIs>
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28 $ singularity pull library://sylabsed/examples/lolcow$ lslolcow_latest.sif
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31 * **singularity build**
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34 $ singularity build lolcow-for-chance.sif library://sylabsed/examples/lolcow$ lslolcow-for-chance.sif
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37 * **singularity exec** <library:~/~/, docker:~/~/, and shub:~/~/ URIs or imageFileName>
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39 {{code language="none"}}
40 $ singularity exec lolcow_latest.sif cowsay moo
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44 Notes: exec also works with the library:~/~/, docker:~/~/, and shub:~/~/ URIs. This creates an ephemeral container that executes a command and disappears.$ singularity exec library:~/~/sylabsed/examples/lolcow cowsay "Fresh from the library!"
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47 * **singularity shell** <library:~/~/, docker:~/~/, and shub:~/~/ URIs or imageFileName>
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50 $ singularity shell lolcow_latest.sif
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53 For more detailed, please refer to the official [[website>> https://singularity.hpcng.org/user-docs/master/quick_start.html]].
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