Navigating the sandbox

Step 1:

The name (or abbreviation) of your organization/company/work group. Dropdown menu at upper right corner (opening form ˅ sign) shows

  • your username and the name of the Sandbox(es) you have access to,

  • “Report an error” button for bug and error reports, and

  • “Sign out” button

Step 2:

Main navigation through Applications –bar:

  • view files, change settings, select applications, open terminal, open web browser, use libreOffice tools, and log out

Step 3:

Sidebar (opening from > sign at left) provides:

  • Toggle to Desktop, Show extra keys, Fullscreen view, Disconnect, and Shutdown Virtual Machine

Step 4:

Bottom sidebar provide shortcuts to:

  • Desktop, Terminal, File Manager, Web Browser, Application Finder, and Home menu

Step 5:

Buckets.txt file contains addresses to Sandbox buckets

Step 6:

FinnGen analyzing tools are available through Applications -bar:

  • Atlas, Gustom GWAS, Genotype browser, Pipelines, and Superset

Step 7:

Development -bar in Applications menu contains:

  • RStudio, Emacs (GUI), Emacs (Terminal), and Jupyter Notebook

Step 8:

Graphics –bar in Applications menu contains:

  • R, xpdf and LibreOffice Drawn

Step 9:

Open windows can be minimized and opened again from the top bar

Step 10:

Desktop button at the bottom sidebar will minimize all open windows and show the desktop

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