KIOSK + OPENSUSE: try, installation, fix, ideas,,,

hi

i love opensuse, so i need start to try KIOS with opensuse.
but i need ask you BEFORE:

  • LINUX: FASTER, PERFORMACE, LIGHTWEIGHT, STABLE, SECURTY:
    -- OPENSUSE LEAP?
    -
    - OPENSUSE MICRO?( i use never )
    – OPENSUSE MICROOS? (i use never)

  • INSTALLATION SYSTEM ROLE:
    -- DESKTOP WITH XFCE?
    -
    - GENERIC DESKTOP? (so I thought I’d give it a try: “Generic Desktop”…good choose?)

  • NULL, NIL, ZERO, NOTHING: LISTING MESSAGES BOOTING,SYSTEMD,ETC,ETC
    but add LOGO or IMAGE, add PROGRESS BAR or LOADING. nothing messages after GRUB2. how configure it?

  • LOGIN: AUTOMATIC LOGIN: this is easy configure (YAST>USERS-GROUPS)

  • DE: DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT: what is good DE?
    -- need: autostart >> firefox -kios file.html (locally)
    -
    -need: hide cursor mouse

-- openbox3 (has autostart:YES) but has “hide cursor mouse”?
-
- iceWM ?

  • TOUCHSCREEN:Touchscreen hardware is supported opensuse?

thank you

Hi,
Apologies, but I have to ask. Are you trying to prove it’s possible on OpenSUSE or just looking for the quick solution?
I any case check the https://porteus-kiosk.org/ first. It will give you either some ideas or the solution of your problem (apologies if I assumed wrong and you know it already).
BTW. With all my love to OpenSUSE, I have to admit in this case is not a tool for this task (I mean kiosk) but… at the same time I admire people who “invent the wheel” all over again… sometimes it brings unexpected outcome.
Prove me wrong. :wink:

hi @michu_l porteus-kiosk: i did try on virtualbox but problem is licences payment…

for now i build file sh script.

i did tested:

openbox3 is good works for kiosk mode + firefox in kiosk mode is worked.
for now i create file sh for plymouth splash custom (install, restore, list, remove, etc) this is not finish.

you can write new code for little tool for opensuse in kiosk mode… ?

i did try install:

  • OPENSUSE MICRO, result: installed but after reboot has issue messages booting…
  • OPENSUSE MICROS, result: issue messages booting…
  • OPENSUSE LEAP 16.6, result: i choose SYSTEM ROLE: GENERIC DESKTOP:
    installation is worked, desktop environment is iceWM by default. but not work kiosk mode… so i install openbox3, + autostart for firefox in kiosk mode. works…

this is first DIY for opensuse…

i’m happy to hear from you " all my love to opensuse" me too…
:heart_eyes:

note: i open question for file script xterm you can go to see:
xterm plymouthd

hi

i need you to help me:

where/how i add code “startx – -nocursor” to where? file .xinitrc?
i did added and reboot result not work…

nothing solution for “startx – -nocursor”?

hi
i have reply by other site for autostart with not nocursor:
(scripting - how make it autostart "startx -- -nocursor" in opensuse/openbox? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange)
first to install: LIGHTDM, create file configure of Lightdm, groupadd, result: WORKS!

BUT i have find issue for opensuse: not work autologin by lightdm… buy by opensuse…but i have fix it my file script bash…same time: i did open bug report to opensuse:
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1233647

maybe future team developer opensuse will fix it new autoconfigure for autologin of lightdm to sysconfig/displaymanager

For years /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager has been the place in SUSE to uniformly configure autologin for every supported display manager. There is no bug. And it is documented in the shipped example lightdm.conf:

+# NOTE: settings under /etc/sysconfig take precendence over those below,
+#       specifically:
+#
+# /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager - DISPLAYMANAGER_AUTOLOGIN
+#   if set:
+#   [Seat:*]
+#   autologin-user = <value>
+#   autologin-user-timeout = 0

where is the documentation for this Lightdm for opensuse (sysconf)…??

why don’t make it automatically configure by opensuse if i add new file configure of lightdm…?