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repository for the exhibition Schweizer Plastiken Ausstellung
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Software solutions to lock down a computer to a single browser #9

Closed ZEDz318 closed 1 month ago

ZEDz318 commented 2 months ago

We still need to secure the browser. Which software should we use?

flicksolutions commented 2 months ago

What we are looking for is Kiosk mode. Two years ago when I had the challenge to do this, I used this guide: https://itnext.io/raspberry-pi-read-only-kiosk-mode-2022-complete-tutorial-df7fc051fdaf But of course by now there are other tutorials like this one.

In the end this startup sequence should be configured:

If done like this, the pi can also be unplugged during the nights and startup correctly again without the staff knowing anything about the system.

ZEDz318 commented 1 month ago

I used kiosk and cron to do this. Now on boot-up, all the points above are executed