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I have seen tutorials on how to connect to a Data Science VM (running Linux) in the web-portal. Just click connect, and it will download a desktop client. However, I get the following message:

*To connect to your Linux virtual machine using SSH, use the following command: ssh testuser@IP.Address

Thomas
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When you click Connect for a Windows VM, your browser will download an RDP file for you to use. To connect to a Linux VM, either

  1. Install a desktop SSH client like putty and connect with your VM settings, or
  2. Start the Azure Cloud Shell inside the Portal, then run the SSH command you received when you clicked Connect.
Paul Shealy
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  • Thanks! I did not realize that difference between Windows and Linux. With a windows VM I am now able to connect to the desktop of that VM. I manage to connect in the Azure Cloud Shell, but how do I actually get access to the desktop on the VM running Linux, as for Windows? For instance, I want to perform analyses with R. I guess that is not something you do from the Azure Cloud Shell. – Thomas Oct 06 '17 at 08:27
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    The Linux VM runs X2Go for a graphical server. There are instructions on the [Ubuntu DSVM page](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-ubuntu-intro) for setting up your client and connecting. You should also think about whether you need to connect to a graphical desktop. Many commands are available through SSH, Jupyter notebooks are available through JupyterHub, and R is available vis RStudio Server. – Paul Shealy Oct 06 '17 at 18:23