Wow. I will check with my client tomorrow and see if he’s run into this same obstacle on the Porteus Desktop version. He’s near Norfolk, VA, which is one reason I’ve only been in on the perimeter of this project that he was considering using Porteus for. If the same as the kiosk version, I would definitely caution him against proceeding with using it unless he’s cool with not updating individual instances of it.
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chris McQuistion Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2019 8:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [nlug] Linux Distro recommendation for public kiosk It looks like Porteus has actually disabled the ability to update the OS manually. No package manager exists on it and I'm not slackware-knowledgeable enough to figure out how to hack package management back into it. The worst part is that they want 40 Euros per year, per system, for updates. That seems high to me. If it was a one-time cost or low annual fee, I'd probably just shell it out, but that seems ridiculous to me. On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 7:05 PM Mark J. Bailey <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Yeah, I just went and looked at that. Interesting. I’ve never had a need for a kiosk, so hadn’t noticed this. The subscription says for automatic updates, but I wonder if there’s a way to remote connect and trigger updates manually? Seems it would be treading into a gray area to cut you off from updates entirely (unless of course you shell out). Well, now you’ve got me curious. I may snag a copy of it and spin it up just to see what this auto-update subscription biz is all about. I don’t recall seeing anything like that with the Desktop version. But again, I was only involved on the perimeter of the project my client was testing it out for (homeless shelter use). From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Chris McQuistion Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2019 6:55 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [nlug] Linux Distro recommendation for public kiosk I tried Porteus first and realized that you don’t get updates unless you pay. It might be worth it but if there is a 100% free solution, I’d prefer that, of course. On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 6:51 PM Mark J. Bailey <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I’ve had some exposure to Porteus for a plug-n-go thumbdrive booted linux desktop with one of my clients. Seems to be well structured. As such, I had noticed they also offer a Kiosk version you might check out: https://porteus-kiosk.org/ Really don’t know much more it than that. But with what work I’ve done with the Desktop distro, I liked what I saw. From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Chris McQuistion Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2019 6:00 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [nlug] Linux Distro recommendation for public kiosk Does anyone have a recommendation for a pre-built, easy to deploy Linux OS designed for installation on some public computers to just give them a web browser and not much else? Preferably, something that doesn't keep cookies and will just let people refresh the session would be good. I've done some Googling but haven't been thrilled with what I've found so far. Some of the "free" distributions actually don't do automatic updates unless you pay or have other limitations on the "free" version. Anyone got a recommendation? Chris -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by <http://www.efa-project.org> E.F.A. 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