Upcycle example kiosk Debian 12 XFCE

Digital Signage

1. connect to network
2. open terminal
3. change password
   1. $: passwd
4. update packages
   1. $: sudo apt update
5. install chromium
   1. $: sudo apt install chromium unclutter
6. Reboot
7. set chromium to launch at start up with custom url and flags
   1. Settings > Settings Manager > Session and Startup > Application Autostart > Add
   2. Fill in the following:
      1. Name: MS Digital Signage
      2. Description: Start Digital Signage
      3. Command: /home/yourUserName/kiosk.sh
      4. Trigger: on login
8. Set power savings settings
   1. Settings > Settings Manager > Power
   2. Set the following
      1. System
         1. On Battery
            1. System power saving
               1. System sleep mode: suspend
               2. When inactive for: never
            2. Laptop Lid
               1. When lid is closed: Switch Off display
         2. Plugged in
            1. System power saving
               1. System Sleep mode: suspend
               2. When inactive for: never
            2. Laptop Lid
               1. When lid is closed: Swtich off
      2. Display
         1. Display power management > tick off
            1. Blank After: never
         2. Brightness reduction
            1. Reduce after: never
      3. Security
         1. Automatically lock the session: never
9. Set Screen profile (Must be done when connected to Sign Display)
   1. Settings > Settings Manager > Displays
      1. General
         1.  Drop menu to “Laptop”
         2. Tick off 
      2. Advanced
         1. Connecting Displays
            1. When new displays are connected > Mirror
            2. Automatically enable profiles when new display connected > tick on
         2. Identifying Displays
            1. Show popup windows to identify displays > tick off
         3. Profiles
            1. Add new profile by clicking the add button
            2. Name new profile and save
10. Set login to auto
   1. Settings > Settings Manager > login window
      1. Users
         1. Automatic Login
            1. Username: linux
            2. Delay before connection: 0
11. Create startup script named kiosk.sh in your user home directory /home/yourUserName to set xset options in terminal so HDMI connection does not die

#!/usr/bin/bash
# Set some display settings
xset s off
xset s 0 0
xset -dpms

# Now launch Chrome in kiosk mode
chromium --password-store=basic "https://yourURL" -kiosk

12. Set the kiosk.sh with the exec bit

chmod +x /home/yourUserName/kiosk.sh

13. Add a crontab for root to restart the lightdm.service

# Restart lightdm.service
0 0 * * * systemctl restart lightdm.service

14. Reboot