How to make a Precise Puppy 5.4 kiosk

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Puppy Kiosk Update

#31 Post by shadower_sc »

I have tried booting the most recent versions of puppy linux in virtualbox and have been unsuccessful. I have tried 5.6 to 5.7, precise puppy, and slacko puppy. None of them boot using virtualbox. I use virtualbox to do all of my kiosk testing. I will probably not be updating my kiosk instructions until I figure out what's wrong or a new version comes out that works with virtualbox.

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#32 Post by MochiMoppel »

Why do you need virtualbox?

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How to make a Precise Puppy 5.4 kiosk

#33 Post by Sky Aisling »

shadower_sc

Hello, :)
Please excuse my ignorance in following this thread. :oops:

Where do you get the original kiosk download?
or
Is this thread about building your own kiosk mode?

I attempted to download Open Kiosk 2.13 from addons.mozilla.org. to apply to SeaMonkey 2.19 running with Precise Puppy 5.7.1.

However, I got this message:
The add-on downloaded from addons.mozilla.org could not be installed because it appears to be corrupt.
Will your kiosk mode work with Precise Puppy 5.7.1?

Your patience is appreciated.
Thank you

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RE: Subject description: Where is kiosk download?

#34 Post by shadower_sc »

Hi Sky Aisling, This thread is about creating your own Kiosk environment using Puppy Linux as a base. It involves locking down Puppy Linux and locking down Firefox. The end result should be an Operating System that even you can't change. :lol: Sincerely, Joe

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How to make a Precise Puppy 5.4 kiosk

#35 Post by Sky Aisling »

Hello Joe,
Thank you for the clarification. :)
Sky

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#36 Post by megasewertoad »

A much delayed thanks!

New version released based on Precise 5.7.1 Still use shadower_sc instructions with some modifications.

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Website: Can Bike OS
ISO: can_bike_os_kiosk_edition-5.7.1.iso
md5: 7f7ea57da80c600cd74536f7d24dc35d

Key Points:
- Chromium replaces Seamonkey as web browser
- No sessions saved
- No desktop or icons
- Hard drive access removed
- USB storage access removed
- Removed check for saved sessions during bootup

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#37 Post by B.K. Johnson »

@shadower_sc
A couple questions:
  • 1.Any particular reason foe replacing Seamonkey with Chrome? Personal preference or Popularity or Risk?
    2. I like Seamonkey because of Composer. Can I have both browsers?
B.K. Johnson
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Can Bike OS is developed by megasewertoad

#38 Post by shadower_sc »

B.K. Johnson wrote:@shadower_sc
A couple questions: 1.Any particular reason foe replacing Seamonkey with Chrome? . . .
Hi B.K.,

Can Bike OS is developed by megasewertoad. He has just used my documentation to create a Puplet and has it hosted on the Internet Archive.

There is no reason why you can't use whatever program you want. :-) I personally favor Firefox, though I am giving Pale Moon a try on my phone.

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