ubuntu-us-nj public terminals

[Bryan Quigley]

I would give both of these tools a look:
*kiosktool* - A Point&Click tool for system administrators to enable
KDE's KIOSK features or otherwise preconfigure KDE for
groups of users.

*pessulus* - lockdown editor for GNOME
pessulus enables the system administrator to set mandatory settings in
GConf, which apply to all users, restricting what they can do, which may
be of particular usefulness for kiosks (internet cafes, for example).

Examples of what can be locked down are the panels (no changes in the panel
configuration are allowed, locking their position and their contents), some
of their functions individually (disabling screen locking and log out), the
web browser (disabling specific protocols, arbitrary URLs, forcing the user
to be in fullscreen mode), among many others.

I have previously got pessulus to work making a Kiosk, although at the time
I think I used Epiphany as the web browser instead of Firefox (Epiphany is
Gnome's "official" browser).

-Bryan

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Melissa Romanus <melissa.romanus at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all-
>
> Hope everyone is having a great day!
>
> I was just curious if any of you have set up linux kiosks for any
> public places. We're trying to do something like with my school [the
> school already has Windows-based public computers], and we're just
> kind of bouncing ideas off of one another. I'm curious if you guys
> have any suggestions or recommendations. We're not even married to the
> idea of Ubuntu--it's just what all of us happen to use personally.
> Anyway, administration is a little shaky on the whole idea as well. So
> far, we've acquired three different computer/monitor/keyboard/mouse
> setups, so we have the computers (at least enough for a demo)...it's
> just a matter of figuring out the basics. The thing is...the main
> focus of the thing will be for people who want to check their e-mail
> or need a quick something, however, we want them to _know_ they're
> using linux, because the whole point is to promote linux around campus
> and such. Anyway, if you can think of snags that might arise and how
> to combat them, that would be good too. Any input is much appreciated.
>
> -MelRom
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