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Ingegnere elettronico specialista in Tecnologie Informatiche. Professionista IT (programmazione web per software enterprise, sistemistica *nix, sicurezza informatica) e blogger maleducato ;)

Digital Signage Open Source

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Instant WebKiosk/EDS features:

  • system ready at every reboot without man presence: automatic start of the operating system in digital signage mode with selected network connection method;
  • admin interface displayed after boot for a few seconds for parameters changing;
  • mouse pointer hides itself in about a minute of user inactivity;
  • completely reset browser after specified user inactivity (donors version only);
  • force reloading of web page content after specified time (donors version only);
  • optional on-screen virtual keyboard;
  • it’s possible to disable mouse and keyboard input (for paranoid security);
  • halt system at scheduled hour (donors version only);
  • a token (machine MAC address) can be added at the end of the target URL, allowing multiple deploys pointing just one server location, for example: yourserver.com?id=080027fe959b. It’s up to your local/remote server logic to display the appropriate content;
  • nVidia official drivers, which offer higher resolutions and improved graphic performance, for supported nVidia graphic cards (donors version only);
  • screen rotation (normal, inverted, left, right) for supported hardware (donors version only);
  • admin password (with password management), which protects the modify of the operating system settings at boot in the admin interface (donors version only);
  • SSH remote management; you can login as root with password set for admin interface (donors version only);
  • user settings are preserved across reboots: even if Instant WebKiosk/EDS is a live system, (only) some settings are saved directly into a hidden partition inside the USB key: network, internationalization, video, sound and digital signage settings are persistent;
  • customizable HTTP proxy settings (donors version only);
  • domains whitelist: it’s possible to restrict access to a list of domains (donors version only);
  • in Chrome view it’s possible modify browser components/settings permanently: Chrome persistence feature (donors version only).

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Safe Internet

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Safe Internet for kids is a free operating system designed for protecting kids’ and teenagers’ browsing experience from the dangers of the Internet: only content suitable for them will be displayed, while inappropriate content will be completely filtered.

Internet resources containing topics related to any form of adult content, abortion, violence, sect and dating are filtered, together with malware or virus-infected sites. Every effort has been done and will be done in future releases to refine this total block.

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YouTube Remote Controller

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Boot your PC with Instant WebKiosk/YTRC, YouTube Remote Controller: you will enjoy a full-screen YouTube view which can be remote controlled by your smartphone or another PC in the local network (no application installation required, just use the browser).

Part of the Instant WebKiosk project, it’s simply pure fun! Suitable for home use, parties or cafes. Instant WebKiosk/YTRC is a “live” (no installation required because it boots from USB keys), browser-only (only the browser is shown) distribution of Linux Debian.

Once loaded and connected to the Internet, the operating system will display the IP address to which connect your mobile browser: you will be able to control YouTube; selecting a song, altering the volume and shutting down the PC by your phone!

See project home page.

Pure Internet Browsing!

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Instant WebKiosk/UB, alias Unrestricted Browsing flavour, is a free operating system designed for web kiosks and multi-user web workstations (cafès, offices, schools, hotels, hospitals, libraries) on standard (even diskless) PC hardware.
It is a “live” (no installation required because it boots from USB keys), browser-only (only the browser interface will show up) distribution of Linux Debian.

Instant WebKiosk/UB is a fully customizable operating system for Internet browsing purposes, which protects privacy: users can modify its settings runtime but after a reset the operating system defaults to original values (except for persistent settings: network, localization and sound configurations persist across reboots) and users’ informations are completely destroyed. Closing browser window also resets system – in a less secure but quicker manner.

It makes use of Google Chromium as default Internet browser and it features audio support, video files support, Adobe Flash support, PDF and images viewing, office files and compressed files support; it features full “i18n” (internationalization) including CJ input methods.

Instant WebKiosk/UB supports printing (plug&print for most common USB printers – network printers need to be manually set) and both wired (with DHCP or static IP) and wireless networks in order to access the Internet. Network parameters, as well as any other system configuration, can be set using an user-friendly web interface.

Supported file types in detail: Instant WebKiosk/UB can read txt, html, xml, gif, jpeg, png, psd, mpeg, mp3, mp4, avi, wmv, wma, asf, mov, 3gp, ogg, ogm, mkv, rm, wav, dts, aac, flc, flv, midi, pdf, csv, doc, xls, ppt, rtf, odt, ods, odp, and zip files. Most common unsupported file types are filtered in order to avoid confusion.

Please note that doc, xls, ppt, rtf, odt, ods, odp and some multimedia files (the ones played by VLC) are available only in the donors’ version.

See download page for free download.

Unrestricted Browsing, a new form of Instant WebKiosk

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Instant WebKiosk/UB, alias Unrestricted Browsing flavour, is a free operating system designed for web kiosks and multi-user web workstations (cafès, offices, schools, hotels, hospitals, libraries) on standard (even diskless) PC hardware. It is a “live” (no installation required, because it boots from USB keys), browser-only (only the browser interface will show up) distribution of Linux Debian.

Instant WebKiosk/UB is a fully customizable operating system for Internet browsing purposes, which protects privacy: users can modify its settings runtime but after a reset the operating system defaults to original values (except for persistent settings: network, localization and sound configurations persist across reboots) and users’ informations are completely destroyed. Closing browser window also resets system – in a less secure but quicker manner.

It makes use of Google Chromium as default Internet browser and it features audio support, video files support, Adobe Flash support, PDF and images viewing, office files and compressed files support; it features full “i18n” (internationalization) including CJ input methods and a very useful on-screen virtual keyboard for touch devices.

Instant WebKiosk/UB supports printing (plug&print for most common USB printers – network printers need to be manually set) and both wired (with DHCP or static IP) and wireless networks in order to access the Internet. Network parameters, as well as any other system configuration, can be set using an user-friendly web interface.

Supported file types in detail: Instant WebKiosk/UB can read txt, html, xml, gif, jpeg, png, psd, mpeg, mp3, mp4, avi, wmv, wma, asf, mov, 3gp, ogg, ogm, mkv, rm, wav, dts, aac, flc, flv, midi, pdf, csv, doc, xls, ppt, rtf, odt, ods, odp, and zip files. Most common unsupported file types are filtered in order to avoid confusion.

See home for free download.

Easy Digital Signage, a new form of Instant WebKiosk

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Instant WebKiosk/EDS, alias Easy Digital Signage flavour, is an operating system designed for digital signage installations on standard (even diskless) PC hardware.

It is a “live” (no installation required) browser-only (only the browser interface will show up) operating system based on Linux Debian. It boots from USB keys and features full HTML5 support (Firefox), Adobe Flash support and a very useful on-screen virtual keyboard for touch devices.

Instant WebKiosk/EDS displays a full-screen view with locked navigation, restricted to the page specified. There is no way to stop it or escape this view but rebooting the machine. After the reset, the operating system defaults to original values except for persistent settings: network, i18n, sound and digital-signage related configurations persist across reboots.

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Parental control operating system

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Safe Internet for kids is a free operating system designed for protecting kids’ and teenagers’ browsing experience from the dangers of the Internet: only content suitable for them will be displayed, while inappropriate content will be completely filtered.

Safe Internet for kids is based on the mature Instant WebKiosk and:

  • it is an easy, browser-only operating system: only the browser interface will show up. Children and teenagers spend all of their Internet time on one only program, the browser, Googling, chatting on Facebook, listening to music on YouTube and emailing. Why confusing them with a complete operating system?

  • it does not require installation (it is a so called “live” operating system), so there is no need for buying a PC for kids. Fathers, just insert a USB key onto your PC and it will be ready for your sons! No informations will be saved on hard disk; just remove the key and reboot to access your untouched Windows desktop again. Safe Internet for kids is an extremely secure, hacker-proof operating system, due to its “live” nature;

  • it is complete: Safe Internet for kids features audio support, video files support, Adobe Flash support, PDF and images viewing and compressed files support; it also features full internationalization. It supports printing (plug&print for most common USB printers) and both wired and wireless networks (for Linux Debian supported hardware) in order to access the Internet;

  • it is completely free.

Safe Internet for kids boots form CD-ROM or USB flash devices (in order to write the downloaded ISO file onto a USB stick, Windows users can use Win32DiskImager, while Linux users can make use of dd) and supports the same hardware that default Debian Linux distributions do – no less… no more. Help with Win32DiskImager can be found for example on Sabayon website or on YouTube.

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Internet cafe software

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Instant Webkiosk standard mode is useful for Internet cafès, offices, schools, hotels, libraries, hospitals and more:

Instant WebKiosk is a free browser-only (only the browser interface will show up) operating system designed for use in web kiosks and multi-user “web workstations”.

Instant WebKiosk is fully customizable, but at the same time protects your privacy: users can change its settings (or install “apps” from the Chrome Web Store) but, thanks to its “live” nature and design, after a reset the operating system presents itself with the default settings and users’ private informations are completely destroyed. Closing browser window also resets system – in a quicker but less secure manner.

Supported file types in detail: Instant WebKiosk can read txt, html, xml, gif, jpeg, png, psd, mpeg, mp3, mp4, avi, wmv, wma, asf, mov, 3gp, ogg, ogm, mkv, rm, wav, dts, aac, flc, flv, midi, pdf, csv, doc, xls, ppt, rtf, odt, ods, odp, and zip files.

Go to project’s home page.

Digital signage operating system

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Strict kiosk mode of Instant Webkiosk is useful for restricted web kiosks and digital signage deploys:

Until the next hardware reboot, Instant WebKiosk displays a full-screen view with locked navigation, restricted to the page specified in settings and with a home page auto-reload feature if idle. Of course, again, thanks to its “live” nature and design, after the reset the operating system presents itself with the default settings and users’ private informations (if any) are completely destroyed.

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Digital signage with Raspberry Pi

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Instant WebKiosk for Raspberry Pi is a simple but refined browser-only operating system derived from Instant WebKiosk and based on the Raspbian Linux distribution. It is designed for use in very low cost web kiosks and digital signage deployments based on the well known Raspberry Pi micro-computer.

Instant WebKiosk for Raspberry Pi requires a Raspberry Pi (of course..) with (wired) Ethernet connection (DHCP) in order to access the Internet.

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Web kiosk operating system

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State of the art, so far.

Instant WebKiosk is a free and refined “live” (no installation required) browser-only (only the browser interface will show up) operating system based on Linux Debian and designed for use in web kiosks, multi-user “web workstations” (cafès, offices, schools, hotels) and digital signage deployments.

It makes use of Google Chromium as Internet browser and it features audio support, video files support, Adobe Flash support, PDF and images viewing, office files and compressed files support; it features full “i18n” (internationalization) including CJ input methods and a very useful on-screen virtual keyboard for touch devices.

Go to project home page.

What is a web kiosk? An explanation for beginners

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For those who are new to the world of convenience internet and easy access, here is some information about internet web kiosks. Simply put, a web kiosk is a public space that provides internet services. The most common type of web kiosk is available for the convenience of the general public. These can be found in places such as airports, hotel lobbies and shopping malls and other spaces that are both publicly and privately owned.

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