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Questions tagged [kiosk]

A kiosk system usually boots directly into a specific application such as a web browser, and prevents casual users from doing anything else.

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Setting up a kiosk with Chromium

I'd like to put my Raspberry Pi into a kiosk mode with Chromium directed to my website but I can't seem to figure out how to get it to work. I've been following a few different guides, and the code they have given me has all been slightly different…
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How do I disable Restore pages? Chromium didn't shut down correctly. Prompt?

I am automating a RPi for four displays at my company. I have them rebooting every day so the browser will refresh. I can't get the Restore pages? Chromium didn't shut down correctly bubble to not come up. I've tried several solutions that ive found…
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Raspberry pi autostart of LXDE does not work

I upgraded a raspberry Pi installation with a Pi 2. But since I upgraded all packages, the autostart does not work anymore: neither this seems to be working: sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart nor this: sudo nano…
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Jessie in Kiosk mode on the Pi Zero, the proper way

I have looked far and wide, and also read a lot of the (mostly marked duplicate) questions already posted here. But I can't seem to find a conclusive answer for my situation. I want to run a browser window in kiosk mode on a Pi Zero, running…
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Has the Raspberry Pi already been used to build a proprietary product?

In an interview to Linux Voice, not long ago, Eben Upton said: "You can build a business around [Raspberry Pi] because you can depend on them existing [...]" Hence, my question: Has the Raspberry Pi already been used to build a proprietary…
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Is it possible to send notification if Pi gets unplugged

I am working on a project that will involve having several RPi kiosks set up across a college campus. In the rare event that someone might accidentally/maliciously disconnect the power cord from one of the RPis, the associated kiosk would obviously…
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Autorun browser kiosk with Jessie Lite

I'm working on setting up a kiosk and I'm trying to decide with OS to install on the Pi. I know a full Raspbian install will work, but this site will be hosted locally and updated only a couple times per year. So, I don't want to use a full distro…
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Autolaunch Programs on LXDE startup

I am having some issues with auto-starting programs when my Raspberry Pi 2 boots. I have tried editing both /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart & /etx/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart and neither made any difference. I put the following code in both…
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start chromium on raspberry pi in kiosk mode using systemd service instead of through LXDE-pi/autostart

As many people, i'm looking to use my pi as a kiosk. I have managed to get everything running when starting the kiosk. my kiosk.sh script, which works fine #!/bin/bash URL="http://127.0.0.1" xset s noblank xset s off xset -dpms sed -i…
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How do I make “startx iceweasel” launch full-screen?

I've done a clean install of Raspian Lite on my Rasperry Pi (there is no desktop environment installed). I'd like a kiosk-mode browser running fullscreen without having to worry about maintaining/securing a DE. After installing Raspbian Lite, I did…
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Auto reload new images in feh image viewer

I am making a project about wireless notice board using an android app and a raspberry pi. I am using feh image viewer to display images as slideshow from a specific folder. The command I am using: /usr/bin/feh --quiet --recursive --randomize…
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Pi 7" touchscreen + Chromium in kiosk mode shifted down + right by 10px

I am using a Pi 3 B+ with the Pi Foundation 7" touchscreen for a personal home automation system. The UI is a webpage displayed in a Chromium browser in kiosk mode. Here are my specifics: /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc: #!/bin/sh exec /usr/bin/X -nolisten…
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Running chromium without desktop environment

I just installed Raspbian lite on my RPI 3. I only need to run Chromium so I do not need a desktop environment. Here's the screen I use : https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/3.5inch_RPi_LCD_(B) What I tried: I installed xserver-xorg and xinit. My plan…
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chromium with two tabs in kiosk mode

I want to create a kiosk that always has two tabs open. I've found plenty of articles that show how to open chromium on boot in kiosk with one webpage. But is there any way to create a kiosk mode with two tabs and to make sure those tabs can't be…
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Hiding boot screen for kiosk usage

I'm developing a kiosk with raspberry pi. What I want to do is, when my customer power up the kiosk, it should start directly from the tkinter GUI that I designed. Even if I still have problems with auto start of tkinter python program, I also want…
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