Questions tagged [kiosk]
Questions related to setting up and running Ubuntu in a kiosk
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startx as user on system boot fails
I am running a chromium kiosk. in my rc.local I have
sudo -u myuser startx &
to boot my ubuntu and start it with a chromium. Since 16.04 i get the following error:
parse_vt_settings: Cannot ...
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How to entirely disable keyboard shortcuts for "kiosk mode" applications
I am trying to develop a "kiosk mode" application based on the Chromium CEF web browser. I want to prevent the user from leaving the browser. This entails disabling keyboard shortcuts such as (but ...
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Deploying Ubuntu in a public school - image creation and updates
I am currently planning to replace Windows XP on 58 Intel machines that we have. I have been researching to do this, and before I set it in motion I would like to get some feedback on my plan.
In ...
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.desktop file in xsessions folder not autorunning
I was setting up a kiosk per this tutorial http://www.instructables.com/id/Setting-Up-Ubuntu-as-a-Kiosk-Web-Appliance/?ALLSTEPS
I have hit a problem with the kiosk.desktop file since it is not ...
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Ubuntu Core wpe-webkit-mir-kiosk not loading website
Hi I followed the instructions on https://mir-server.io/docs/make-a-secure-ubuntu-web-kiosk?_ga=2.83308050.546632768.1672447420-927150990.1672447420 and got up to the gray screen, however the wpe-...
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How to open Firefox in Kiosk mode with only keep back button?
I want the user only can use browser and don't he leaves the browser after Ubuntu boot, so I choose kiosk mode.
But there is no back button in kiosk mode.
How can I keep back button in kiosk mode.
Or ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop Screen off
I've got a computer with Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop configured with no screen saver and not switch off screen after N minutes, and works fine since the screen is always on.
Now, I want to run an application ...
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Start chrome via bash from lightdm
Im trying to launch a simple chrome kiosk when logging in from lightdm but it keeps returning to the login screen directly after login.
Calling /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc directly from kiosk.desktop works ...
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How do I set up a Single Application Kiosk in Ubuntu 18.04 (custom xsession .desktop)?
Does anyone know how to run Ubuntu 18.04 in Single-Application, or Kiosk mode, with direct boot to Application, without logging in or anything?
I want to start Plex-Media-Player (like Kodi) directly ...
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18.04 — Configure X to be started by non root user
I am trying to setup ubuntu 18.04 LTS as a kiosk system, so I have installed xorg, openbox and chromium. If I start the machine log in as a non root user and run startx, X starts a blank openbox ...
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How to hide desktop until application starts fullscreen
Using Lubuntu 18.04.1. I am running an application on startup from ~/.config/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart. This application uses node.js to start a Chromium browser full screen in kiosk mode, and ...
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Disable Multitouch for kiosk mode
We control some public stands for information. These things come with a 4 finger touch screen. Problem is, when a user swipes with 4 fingers, the GNOME menu appears. The user now can do a lot of ...
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How to implement a last resort physical reset button for resetting kiosk app?
I have a kiosk app which runs on a dell 760 machine running ubuntu 14.04 server with a touch screen. The kiosk app is running in a browser and the system is locked down (chrome is running in kiosk ...
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How to start Ubuntu-touch in kiosk mode without lightdm
I've bought an Aquaris M10 and I'd like to use it as kiosk. I found a tuto on internet to disable standard desktop manager and just open my app with openbox.
Tuto
The problem is that ubuntu touch use ...
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Ubuntu 13.10 kiosk mode with custom session not working
I've installed Ubuntu 13.10 and I'm trying to enter kiosk mode in chromium right on boot, but nothing is working.
I've been using this method (http://nexxylove.tumblr.com/post/22690398464/ubuntu-web-...
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How do I create a kiosk-mode where only one application runs, no games, etc.?
I want to create a Point-of-Sale (PoS) system with Ubuntu. (i.e. cash register).
The system should start with the PoS application, and shutdown when the PoS app is closed. It must be locked down, and ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS prevent Logout
is there a possibility to prevent user from logout.
I use the system as a KIOSK device for Web Browsing and Information.
Thanks
Sofa
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How to hide the mouse cursor in Wayland?
I am using Ubuntu 22.04 with Wayland for a kiosk system and need a way to hide the mouse cursor.
Most answers such as this one rely on x applications that won't work in Wayland so looking for a new ...
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Ubuntu Kiosk Mode
I’m workin on a ubuntu kiosk project but all contents are explaining browser-based scenario. Can you share some knowledge or resource about how can we use an aplication (such as word, excel, outlook ...
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How do I turn a laptop into a single-purpose word-processing appliance?
I wish to turn a laptop into a device that does nothing but word-processing, with the option to save/load files from a usb thumb drive. The only way out of this mode would be with a password. The ...
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Exit from kiosk mode
Im running a wallmount scanner with Ubuntu 20.04 in kiosk mode and the system is set to auto load to a browser page using chrome. Everything works great as it loads directly to the page upon startup, ...
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Is there a way to prevent users from escaping the Chrome browser in kiosk mode?
I have the following problem, I have a screen on which a webapp in Chrome is running in kiosk mode. I have already managed to avoid touch gestures like swiping from left to right (with a Chrome AddOn) ...
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Best way to run a touchscreen app in kiosk mode on Ubuntu 20.04?
I'm an embedded dev who switched from weak ARM to powerful Intel Atom hardware, dedicated for running a touchscreen Qt app.
I decided to stop bothering with custom Busybox OS images and use a minimal ...
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Kiosk mode Ubuntu
We have a few Windows 10 kiosk computers in the hallway. I want to replace them with an Ubuntu image.
A few things I've managed so far:
Users can log in automatically.
The browser starts at login.
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Disable 'Save As' in Firefox or Chrome, using Ubuntu as a web kiosk...but can't use 'kiosk mode'?
I'm looking to let the users browse the web so don't want/can't use the typical --kiosk mode (running full screen) as it hides address bar, but want ability to prevent users from downloading a file ...
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Detect HDMI connection, plugin cable after startup / reinitialize xrandr?
For my work I build some kiosk players but there is a small issue with them:
The players are distributed to other companies who sometimes startup the player first and then connect HDMI cable to the ...
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Mouse sensitivity settings for touch screen in kiosk mode
I am using Ubuntu as a kiosk system for our company. The kiosk will be in a public location.
I am having a few issues with the mouse (once in kiosk mode). Our kiosk is linked to our website and there ...
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How to set up (L)ubuntu to use read only-fs on raspberry?
I want to set up an Lubuntu-Kiosk read-only. So I want everything that user does, written in the RAM only. When the Raspberry is restarted, everything is deleted.
I have tried using the package ...
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Kiosk with USB Read/Write support
I am very new to Linux so please bear with me!
Our company have recently implemented a complete USB lock-down policy on all Windows machines. As a workaround, we have installed OwnCloud on one of our ...
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Single application kiosk mode Linux mirroring via xrdp
i need help in understanding how to set up screen mirroring under Ubuntu Server.
I have a simple light Kiosk System built on Ubuntu Server. nodm and matchbox-window-manager starting my only App on ...
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How do I run as bash script from a WebApp?
I currently am developing a custom Ubuntu dist. that runs a dedicated Kiosk app upon boot. I would like an easy method to shutdown from inside the Kiosk app, but I am currently at a standstill at what ...
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Chrome Ash full screen
With "google-chrome --open-ash" chrome starts in ash mode, but how to create launcher to start in fullscreen (not kiosk mode but the same as F11)?
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Kiosk type machine - Guess account good start
I have some public use PC's currently setup with 14.04 64bit using the guest account to automatically boot and login. It's working fine, but I'd like to make it even more restricted. Meaning I'd like ...
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Force a user to use a specified session
I've looked everywhere and can't find how to do the following:
What I have is Ubuntu 14.04 desktop 32bit configured with two accounts, one admin and one to run a web kiosk. I have set up a new ...
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How to limit user access to selected applications?
I would like to give a user (mom and dad) only access to these 4 applications:
Google Chrome
Libreoffice Calc and Writer
vlcplayer
Of course they are locked in the user home directory. And also of ...
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Documentation for xsession
Where I can find info about Xsessions?
documents, blogs, anything is ok.
My project is about boot in kiosk mode, and I need it.
thanks for your help!
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Kiosk mode for Ubuntu Desktop
I need to create a user session that starts only an application without the operating system facilities. My target PC is Ubuntu Desktop 22.04.
I done a lot of searches on the web, starting with the ...
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Use Ubuntu Frame to implement "apps"
Currently I have Ubuntu Frame running wpe-webkit-mir-kiosk displaying the Home Assistant webpage on a touch screen x86 machine. I'd like to have a way "swap apps" from the touchscreen, and ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 disable multitouch for kiosk mode
4 finger swipe up opens multitask window. How to disable this 4 finger swipe down in Ubuntu 22.04?
None of the gnome gesture extension packs show install or supported in Ubuntu 22.04. I am trying to ...
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Run flutter application in kiosk mode
I want to know if it's possible to run a Flutter app in a Raspberry Pi, running Ubuntu.
The thing is, I need this raspberry to run only the app in fullscreen mode. I found about kiosk mode, but ...
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Installed ubuntu-frame with wpe-webkit-mir-kiosk and only get a gray screen
I followed the (relatively simple) instructions in official documentation to install a web kiosk on a ubuntu-core 22 raspberry pi4.
I only get a gray image and can't set the website to display. It ...
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Ubuntu Frame - wpe-webkit-mir-kiosk high CPU consume
Good Morning,
I installed correctly Ubuntu-Frame on my machine, I used the Ubuntu documentation to do it,
It worked fine, and it was easy to do, in fact I did it with a RP4 the last time and works ...
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Idle time detection for Dashboard screensaver (changing to another website)
I would like to create a dashboard which changes the web page after a certain idle time and after activity jumps back to the original page.
Unfortunately I have absolutely no idea of programming and ...
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Kiosk Mode Surface
I was following this Guide to make a kiosk for an ubuntu tablet but I seem to run into an issue I cant seem to bring up the on screen keyboard. This is not a public kiosk just a tablet that is use as ...
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Ubuntu Core Kiosk wpe-webkit-mir-kiosk
I managed to get a Ubuntu Core-based kiosk working with a full-screen web-browser by following this tutorial: https://mir-server.io/docs/make-a-secure-ubuntu-web-kiosk
I used the ubuntu-frame and wpe-...
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Opening website through chrome open command
I need to, on computer startup, open chrome on --kiosk mode into a specific site. I already have a command on startup apps to boot Chrome into kiosk, but it won't load the default page I set in the ...
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Run single application in Wayland without full desktop
I am setting up a kiosk using Ubuntu server 22.04 that only runs a Web Browser.
Do I need to install the full desktop environment to achieve this or is there a way I can run only FireFox?
Previously I ...
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Bootable RAMdisk kiosk
Introduction
I am looking into Ubuntu for the creation of a single-purpose RAMdisk kiosk USB. I want to create a volatile, bootable USB, that loads a very minimal version of Ubuntu into RAM with 1 ...
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True Kiosk Mode
I am trying to run Ubuntu Mate as a kiosk. I can get the chromium to go into kiosk at login but I can still access the launcher with shortcuts and other shortcuts using the keyboard. How can I make it ...
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Change Ubuntu One account associated with Ubuntu Core
I've set up a kiosk device with Ubuntu Core, but now I want to hand it off and have someone else administer it. I don't want their ssh key in my account and I don't want my ssh key associated with ...