How to make a Precise Puppy 5.4 kiosk
Posted: Wed 24 Oct 2012, 18:16
Hello Again, Puppy Linux Community.
I was very happy to see a new Puppy Linux come out. It has been a while since I updated my Kiosk and now seems like a good time.
I use the Kiosk as a Public Access Computer for patrons in our Library. I lockdown Puppy Linux and Firefox to keep users from doing anything I don't want them to be able to do. In our case we want them to Only be able to access our Catalog, Databases, and a few "Research" sites. A small example of the "Research" sites we allow access to are gutenberg.org, librivox.org, and wikipedia.org.
My creation of this Kiosk would not be possible without the great people and community behind puppy linux. Thank You.
Install the Virtualbox Guest Additions, if you are testing Puppy using Virtualbox: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=81705
Note: These Instructions use Precise Puppy 5.4.2 as it includes a much needed improvement to the Puppy Package Manager.
These exact instructions will not work with any other version due to the nature of the changes being made. (These instructions should also work with Precise Puppy 5.4.3.) The differences between versions are minor at times, but don't count on it. I had to do a lot of digging for this version due to a change in the structure of the shutdown script and how it is integrated into the system.
Kiosk Setup Instruction Documents
Kiosk Setup 01 Begin Puppy Lockdown
Kiosk Setup 02 Customize the Menu
Kiosk Setup 03 Install and Lockdown Firefox
Kiosk Setup 04 Printing in Puppy Linux
Links to Old Kiosk Setups:
Lucid Puppy 5.2 http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=64632
Puppy 4.3.1 http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=55907
I was very happy to see a new Puppy Linux come out. It has been a while since I updated my Kiosk and now seems like a good time.
I use the Kiosk as a Public Access Computer for patrons in our Library. I lockdown Puppy Linux and Firefox to keep users from doing anything I don't want them to be able to do. In our case we want them to Only be able to access our Catalog, Databases, and a few "Research" sites. A small example of the "Research" sites we allow access to are gutenberg.org, librivox.org, and wikipedia.org.
My creation of this Kiosk would not be possible without the great people and community behind puppy linux. Thank You.
Install the Virtualbox Guest Additions, if you are testing Puppy using Virtualbox: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=81705
Note: These Instructions use Precise Puppy 5.4.2 as it includes a much needed improvement to the Puppy Package Manager.
These exact instructions will not work with any other version due to the nature of the changes being made. (These instructions should also work with Precise Puppy 5.4.3.) The differences between versions are minor at times, but don't count on it. I had to do a lot of digging for this version due to a change in the structure of the shutdown script and how it is integrated into the system.
Kiosk Setup Instruction Documents
Kiosk Setup 01 Begin Puppy Lockdown
Kiosk Setup 02 Customize the Menu
Kiosk Setup 03 Install and Lockdown Firefox
Kiosk Setup 04 Printing in Puppy Linux
Links to Old Kiosk Setups:
Lucid Puppy 5.2 http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=64632
Puppy 4.3.1 http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=55907