It's going to be using existing, old machines. I have used LTSP in the past, but since this is going to be only 1 or 2 machines, i didn't want to go that route. These machines will also not have access to the rest of the network, they'll be plugged into internet only ports.
I have found some good info for locking down firefox. bb On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 12:34 PM, Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are you planning on using an existing machine, or buying something > new? You may want to consider using a thin client since it is very > easy to lock down and has no moving parts to fail. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 9, 2008, at 10:34 AM, "Brad Bendily" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hey Guys, > > I know this has been discussed a lot in the past, but recently I > > have been charged with creating a > > kiosk machine. Just wondering if there are any up-to-date or recent > > kiosk guides out there? > > It needs to pretty much only be running a web browser (Firefox), > > nothing else. > > > > I have been googling and most of the guides are a few years old. > > > > I plan to use SuSE as the OS, but the OS really shouldn't matter. > > SuSE has WindomMaker and > > FVWM as two small footprint window manager options. I was also > > considering not loading a > > window manager and just load Firefox on top of an Xsession. > > > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > BB > > > > -- > > Have Mercy & Say Yeah > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- Have Mercy & Say Yeah
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