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On 01/02/07 20:49:52, Rob Beard wrote: > Hi folks, > > Gemini FM are going to be at this years Devon County Show. I wasn't > sure what the IT requirements were until today. It seems that they > want > a couple of PCs so visitors can browse the Gemini FM web site. > > What did spring to mind though is that the ADSL connection we would > use > would connect straight into the company network (the company run > something along the lines of an ISP for staff/small company sites). > Rather than risk security issues with running Windows 2000 (the PCs > are > P3-667's) I figured Linux would be the better option. > > I'm looking for something that would offer a simple GUI interface > (Xfce > maybe, or FVWM2) and a locked down browser (I have seen Opera has a > Kiosk mode) that will not have an address bar. > > I'm thinking of implementing a firewall/proxy server to go between > these > two PCs and the ADSL connection just to make sure only web traffic > gets > through. > google for linux kiosk. One thing you could do is use ltsp, I was investigating this for another project and it is quite easy to setup. If you wanted 2 kiosks... get 3 machines. install ltsp on 1 boot the other 2 from it. you can use icewm as the window manager and firefox allows you to remove all the navigation stuff so that you just have a browser window. You set it to log in automatically Advanatge of using ltsp is that a quick reboot and everything is reset. You could also use a customised live CD to do that same thing, but I have not been down this route, might need to use this if you can't boot over the network. Get some touch screen and you can loose the mouse and keyboard, I am sure you can rent kisoks. -- 'ooroo stinga...(:)-) --------------------------------------------------- Email: stinga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx o You need only two tools. o ///// A hammer and duct tape. If it /@ `\ /) ~ doesn't move and it should, > (O) X< ~ Fish!! use the hammer. If it moves and `\___/' \) ~ shouldn't, use the tape. \\\ --------------------------------------------------- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html