"Howto run Desktop applications in the Cloud ?"
We were asked this question several times since we opened up our public Demo Cloud at:
https://demo.openqrm.com
That is why we made the following HowTo which explains step-by-step how to get "gnome" and "vncserver" setup on a Cloud Appliance and access it via "vncviewer" from everywhere.
Your Desktop in the Cloud (english)
Your Deskopt in the Cloud (german)