Set up Kiosk in Ubuntu

Question

I received call one of a company. They are implementing and installing Ubuntu Desktop OS in there client systems and they need:

Create one user as a temporary user and that user should have 3 options enabled in client system:

google chrome with one fixed URL(http:192.168.1.1)

printer access for printing

scanner access for upload docs.

All remaining functionality should be disabled.

For the above process, what resources do we have to use and how can we disable everything? The Company is asking to make a professional document for the above installation. Please help me with this issue.

hi Jacob i need how to block all applications except google crome or any other browsers — santhosh kumar, Jul 18 '16 at 07:50
ok i will tell you clearly i will install ubuntu os in one system ok i will create one user call as a temp ok when the user login automatic any one browser should be open all other icons and applications should be block. user open browser and do his work. i need to block everything except browser — santhosh kumar, Jul 18 '16 at 07:58
I don't mean adding it in a comment, but editing the question. The downvote wasn't mine btw. — Jacob Vlijm, Jul 18 '16 at 08:02

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 18 '16 at 08:41

Question seems to be related to creating a Kiosk Mode Ubuntu session. If this is the case, you have several options.

Ubuntu: you have two options here. First, you can just install a light version of Ubuntu and customize it such as it becomes a kiosk. Or you can start from a full ubuntu desktop and customize it to become a kiosk. Naturally, the former is better in terms of resource use. There are plenty of guides online, so it would be a bit redundant to write all the steps here. This guide is an example (for 14.04, but it should work for 16.04 too).
Purpose built kiosk OS: there are a several options around of open-source OS that are basically just a Kiosk mode. As such, they are very light in resources requirements. A few examples: Porteus Kiosk, Symphony OS and Instant WebKiosk.

It would be preferable if you could include the main points of those external links into your question. Link-only answers are not appreciated as links may become obsolete which would render the answer useless. — Byte Commander, Jul 18 '16 at 08:46

Set up Kiosk in Ubuntu

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