On 4/13/05, Cameron Nikitiuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I am googling as I type this but I would like to query other folks out > there. Looking for a simple straight forward Linux distro that either runs > in a kiosk mode or is specifically a kiosk distro. > > I don't need anything big like Gnome or KDE and would be just as happy > running a simple window manager like BalckBox or something that. The > project involves a system booting up and loading a webpage in mozilla. > That's it! Hardware being used in a celron 700 and a D-link wireless card > using the Aetoros (not sure of spelling) chipset. Lots of ram and HDD space > so no worries there. WOuld like to find something that is "corporately > freiendly" as it will be mixed in a Windows environment...oh and it would > need to authenticate to an Active Directory environment... > > Stuff I have tried/discovered so far: > * Ubuntu Live CD: Very clean environment but could not get WNIC set up. > Might be different in install mode. Runs Gnome and is a little clunky and > slow for what we need it to do. > * KDE Kiosk Mode: I am aware of this but, again I don't need (or necessarily > want) a big bloated window manager. > * LTSP: Looking into this but we don't have a server at this time that it > could be served from so we need the stand alone capability. > * Found this little blurb for someone doing similar: > /etc/rc.d/rc.init > > #!/bin/bash > sudo -u user xinit > shutdown -h > > /home/user/.xinitrc > fvwm& > sleep 5 > /usr/bin/myapplication > * Mini-Ditros: Thinking of DSL or something similar that might work. > ANythoughts or ideas? > > I would appreciate any help or ideas any could offer. > > Cameron If i was you I'd setup gentoo to do what you want. for the wireless card you will need to get the mad_wifi drivers from source forge
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