[gentoo-user] Kiosk server

[gentoo-user] Kiosk server

[James]

Hello,

SCOPE:
I'm looking for some advise on a non-standard system I need to build.
It's a gentoo server, who's sole function is to run JFFNMS
(which requires apache, mysql/postgres and rrdtools) and a minimalistic
gui interface that functions like a kiosk. All I want the system
to do is provided the monitor the ability to display the various
graphs and interfaces to JFFNMS via some minimal (kde) interface.


Usually, I do not install X/kde on servers and I install kde-meta
on workstations. The server will definitely need gui support
and maybe a user shell, such as operator, and a means to shutdown
and reboot the system, such as the kde login manager.

ASSUMPTIONS:

Launch all softare (where possible) via the init system
(rc-update add apache default).....for example

Use cron to prune the files (log rotate then age then delete)
that tend to grow and are not needed by the Network Management
System.


Google:

http://marc.info/?l=gentoo-user&m=110453491611172&w=2

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Use_MythTV

all input is welcome.



QUESTIONS:

Which profile to use?

Any kernel optimizations (low latency desktop)?



Launch the application (JFFNMS) from /etc/conf.d/local.start ?
or Launch a login interface, require the user to login as
operator and then launch JFFNMS when the user log ins ?

Hopefully, somebody has previously built something like this before
and can shed some light as to what works and what does not work. The intended
user is a technician that barely knows how to use MS windows, hence
the kiosk approach, with mouse driven options only.

Maybe there's something cool coming in kde4 ?



James



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Re: [gentoo-user] Kiosk server

[darren kirby]

quoth the James:
<snip>
>
> QUESTIONS:
>
> Which profile to use?
>
> Any kernel optimizations (low latency desktop)?
>
>
>
> Launch the application (JFFNMS) from /etc/conf.d/local.start ?
> or Launch a login interface, require the user to login as
> operator and then launch JFFNMS when the user log ins ?
>
> Hopefully, somebody has previously built something like this before
> and can shed some light as to what works and what does not work. The
> intended user is a technician that barely knows how to use MS windows,
> hence the kiosk approach, with mouse driven options only.
>
> Maybe there's something cool coming in kde4 ?

Haver you looked at KDE's Kiosk mode?
http://developer.kde.org/documentation/tutorials/kiosk/index.html

>
>
> James

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[gentoo-user] Re: Kiosk server

[James]

darren kirby <bulliver <at> badcomputer.org> writes:


> Haver you looked at KDE's Kiosk mode?
> http://developer.kde.org/documentation/tutorials/kiosk/index.html

Hello Darren,

This looks like it'll do the trick, or get very close. I'm not sure
how I missed this, but the gui admin tool is in portage too:

app-admin/kiosktool
Description:         KDE Kiosk GUI Admin Tool


I usually install kde-meta on workstations, however this kde-kiosk
setup should be as minimalistic as possibile. I guess I'll just emerge
the 'kiosktool' and JFFNMS and see what else they bring in.

Thanks!


James





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