# How to launcher Slicer with on desktop on Ubuntu command line?

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-launcher-slicer-with-on-desktop-on-ubuntu-command-line/9770
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 10, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-launcher-slicer-with-on-desktop-on-ubuntu-command-line/9770 "2020-01-10T02:45:18Z")
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### Author: ![Scorbinwen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/scorbinwen/32/2154_2.png) [@Scorbinwen](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Scorbinwen)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-launcher-slicer-with-on-desktop-on-ubuntu-command-line/9770/1 "2020-01-10T02:45:19Z")

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I want execute a python script to batch process my dataset using 3DSlicer.But my PC is of low-performance,so I want to run the script on the high-performance server docker container.However the server docker container only provides a command shell which can’t support window GUI:

 ![No-desktop](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/5/1/5182527fb9ecfec657576e639815deff0b32388f.gif)  
Any advice to solve this problem will be highly appreciated~  
Thank you~~

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### Author: ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2020, 5:39am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-launcher-slicer-with-on-desktop-on-ubuntu-command-line/9770/2 "2020-01-10T05:39:00Z")

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You need to set up a dummy X server. See this post for details: [Bundle file creation](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/bundle-file-creation/573/3)

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### Author: ![Scorbinwen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/scorbinwen/32/2154_2.png) [@Scorbinwen](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Scorbinwen)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-launcher-slicer-with-on-desktop-on-ubuntu-command-line/9770/3 "2020-01-11T02:43:30Z")

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Thank you for your so fast reply.I will read this post,and I will inform you if I encounter other problems.  
Thank you~
