Create a simple to use kiosk machine with Fluxbox
Have you ever had to create a kiosk PC for use in a business so that customers can either search a database of products or check out your services on line? If so, and you've tried to do this with Windows, you know how complex a task it can be. First and foremost – you have to make it such that users can only launch specific applications. Second, you have to make it secure and reliable. Often, when using a Microsoft solution for something like this you will have to add third-party softwares to lock down and lock out applications and features. I have an easier solution.
If you've ever experienced the simplicity and minimalism that is Fluxbox. Fluxbox is a minimalist window manager for the Linux operating system that requires very little in the way of resources, can be easily configured to keep users from launching applications you don't want them to launch, is lightning fast, and is very reliable.
In this tutorial I will show you how to install Fluxbox and configure it so that users will only find access to the applications you want them to use.
Have you ever had to create a kiosk PC for use in a business so that customers can either search a database of products or check out your services on line? If so, and you've tried to do this with Windows, you know how complex a task it can be. First and foremost – you have to make it such that users can only launch specific applications. Second, you have to make it secure and reliable. Often, when using a Microsoft solution for something like this you will have to add third-party softwares to lock down and lock out applications and features. I have an easier solution.
If you've ever experienced the simplicity and minimalism that is Fluxbox. Fluxbox is a minimalist window manager for the Linux operating system that requires very little in the way of resources, can be easily configured to keep users from launching applications you don't want them to launch, is lightning fast, and is very reliable.
In this tutorial I will show you how to install Fluxbox and configure it so that users will only find access to the applications you want them to use.
