# Unable to start xfce desktop

**URL:** <https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/unable-to-start-xfce-desktop/2920>\
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**Created:** [August 24, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/unable-to-start-xfce-desktop/2920 "2023-08-24T01:46:20Z")\
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Hi and welcome!

Seems like you need to set the `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` environment variable. You can see how we do the same here:

> <https://github.com/OSC/osc-ood-config/blob/4bf6c277c2ad3a73cfb4a47072e3a1d71c9db2c7/ondemand.osc.edu/apps/bc_desktop/submit/slurm.yml.erb#L73-L74>

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