Build a Kiosk openSUSE

[D8TA]

I have tried this three times now but just can't get it right. I am trying to build an openSUSE Kiosk image with nothing but OpenOffice and Firefox as that is what these machines will need to do. Oh yeah and printing. I am trying to make the image secure and fast with only these items so users cannot mess it up. Any thoughts on what I need and what I don't in order to get a working openSUSE image that can browse, print and create/read office documents?

Thanks

[malcolmlewis]

Originally Posted by D8TA

I have tried this three times now but just can't get it right. I am
trying to build an openSUSE Kiosk image with nothing but OpenOffice and
Firefox as that is what these machines will need to do. Oh yeah and
printing. I am trying to make the image secure and fast with only these
items so users cannot mess it up. Any thoughts on what I need and what I
don't in order to get a working openSUSE image that can browse, print
and create/read office documents?

Thanks

Hi
Use SUSE Studio, or have a look here;
http://en.opensuse.org/SUSE_Studio_G...window_manager
or use this;
http://en.opensuse.org/Kiosktool

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[D8TA]

Thanks for the links malcolmlewis. I've looked at the Kiosk tool but want to stay with Gnome. I am also trying to build such an image with the build service but having issues as I stated before. I just want the necessities to keep the image simple. I think maybe I am trying to make it too simple and that is my problem.

I guess I'll just try and strip everything out except Firefox, CUPS, and OpenOffice on openSUSE 11 and use the gconf editor to lock down what is left.

Still open to other suggestions or ideas.

Thanks!

[malcolmlewis]

Originally Posted by D8TA

Thanks for the links malcolmlewis. I've looked at the Kiosk tool but
want to stay with Gnome. I am also trying to build such an image with
the build service but having issues as I stated before. I just want the
necessities to keep the image simple. I think maybe I am trying to make
it too simple and that is my problem.

I guess I'll just try and strip everything out except Firefox, CUPS,
and OpenOffice on openSUSE 11 and use the gconf editor to lock down what
is left.

Still open to other suggestions or ideas.

Thanks!

Hi
What about the sabayon-admin tools?
http://projects.gnome.org/sabayon/

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