[LUGSB] Stripped down linux

[Jeremy Stuart Tocher]

Take a look at webconverger.  [webconverger.com]  It's a stripped down
distribution that is basically just a web browser, very fast.  Many boot
options.

-jst

On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 11:19 PM, Benjamin Kudria <ben at kudria.net> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 22:59, Alan Macleod <fergus4 at bellatlantic.net>
> wrote:
> > I use puppy for it now but if there is a power failure it will not boot
> > properly. I usually hangs and requests manual restart of xwin.
>
> Perhaps you should look into this issues - it sounds like, otherwise,
> Puppy meets your needs.  Or, try search for kiosk Linux distros -
> these are designed to boot quickly, and ensure some app is always
> running, restarting it if it crashes, etc.  I don't know of any, but I
> imagine you'd find plenty if you ysed the search keyword 'kiosk'.
>
> > I read of someone using a minimal distro with x but no window manager to
> run
> > firefox as a kiosk. Firefox would auto start with no need for a window
> > manager. That's what I would prefer..
>
> Yes, you don't need a WM here - after you start X, you should be able
> start Firefox (or whatever), and it should take up the entire screen.
> Again, a kiosk-like distro would probably have utilities and default
> configurations for this sort of thing.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> -Ben Kudria
>
> PS: After you get it in a working state, it would be awesome if you
> could give a talk! You could cover the distro setup, and/or REBOL+your
> app.
>
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