public pc

[Bart Silverstrim]

Embrik Kaslegard wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I am installing a public pc with ubuntu 8.04. My tequest is how do I 
> close the desktop enivornment? This user can be everyone visiting the 
> library and I don't want them to delete shortcuts and change the 
> environment.
> 
> I have tried kiosk (a kde-app) but I can't get it to work. I may do 
> something wrong - but if there are other gnome apps out there I would 
> like to give it a try.

Not quite the answer you're looking for, but you can look and see if 
Deep Freeze is available for Linux. For Windows it's fantastic for 
keeping systems working despite user changes...it allows all the 
alterations, reboot, and it's back to the previous state.

I have found a lot of fragmentation over time, though. Something to 
check on periodically when you do update management.

I know it's for Windows, thought there was a version for another 
platform...don't remember if it's Mac or Linux though.