Debian kiosk

Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Linux

Various commands for a Debian kiosk. Show photos or a web site.

Show pictures from a directory

# /home/kiosk/.config/openbox/autostart

xset -dpms &
xset s off &
pqiv -i --slideshow --watch-directories --shuffle --slideshow-interval=10 --fullscreen /path/to/photos

Or show a web page

# /home/kiosk/.config/openbox/autostart

chromium \
   --no-first-run \
   --disable \
   --disable-translate \
   --disable-infobars \
   --disable-suggestions-service \
   --disable-save-password-bubble \
   --start-maximized \
   --force-device-scale-factor=2 \
   --kiosk "https://www.svanstrom.nu" &

Autostart using lightdm

# /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
[SeatDefaults]
user-session=openbox
autologin-user=kiosk
autologin-user-timeout=0

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