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| 2019-01-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 4.8.0 |
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Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 4.8.0, an updated version of the project's specialist distribution designed for web kiosks - based on Gentoo Linux, with a choice of Firefox or Chrome browsers: "I am pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 4.8.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include: Linux kernel 4.19.16, X.Org Server 1.20.3, Google Chrome 70.0.3538.110 and Mozilla Firefox 52.9.0 ESR. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 2019-01-19. Short changelog: added support for the 'onscreen buttons' to the Firefox browser - back, forward, home, print, etc; it is possible to set default paper size for the printer directly in the kiosk configuration - 'A4' and 'Letter' sizes are available in the wizard by default but other ones are supported as well; added possibility of forcing the 'fbdev' DDX driver which in some cases - depending on the GPU card - offers higher screen resolution than the VESA driver; it is possible to set a custom port number on which the VNC service will be listening." See the release announcement and changelog for further details. Download (MD5, pkglist): Porteus-Kiosk-4.8.0-x86_64.iso (93.0MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Cloud-4.8.0-x86_64.iso (93.0MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Server-4.8.0-x86_64.iso (94.0MB), Porteus-Kiosk-ThinClient-4.8.0-x86_64.iso (112MB). |
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| About Porteus Kiosk
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| Porteus Kiosk is a lightweight Gentoo-based Linux operating system which has been downscaled and confined to allow the use of one application only - the Firefox web browser. The browser has been locked down to prevent users from tampering with settings or downloading and installing software. When the kiosk boots, it automatically opens Firefox to the user's preferred home page. The browsing history is not kept, no passwords are saved, and many menu items have been disabled for increased security. When Firefox is restarted all caches are cleared and the browser reopens with a clean session.
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| 2023-03-27 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 5.5.0 |
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Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 5.5.0, an updated version of the project's Gentoo-based distribution set designed for in web kiosks: "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 5.5.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include: Linux kernel 6.1.20, Google Chrome 108.0.5359.124 and Mozilla Firefox 102.9.0 ESR. Packages from the userland are upgraded to the Portage snapshot tagged on 2023-03-18. Added a possibility to enable watchdog timer in our systems. Watchdog is supposed to automatically restart the PC when a failing condition occurs. This is useful for unattended deployments, e.g. digital signage. Added support for downloading components and system updates from the server mirrors. The nearest server is determined automatically by the system. The MD5 authentication protocol is now supported in 802.1x wired networks. Added support for storage devices formatted with an exFAT filesystem. Start the X.Org session on tty1/VT1 rather than traditionally on VT7 to avoid flipping between VTs." See the release announcement and the changelog for more information. Download (MD5, pkglist): Porteus-Kiosk-5.5.0-x86_64.iso (168MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Cloud-5.5.0-x86_64.iso (168MB), Porteus-Kiosk-ThinClient-5.5.0-x86_64.iso (171MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Server-5.5.0-x86_64.iso (170MB). |
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| 2022-03-28 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 5.4.0 |
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Porteus Kiosk is a lightweight Gentoo-based Linux operating system which has been scaled down and confined to allow the use of one application only: a web browser. The project has published a new release, Porteus Kiosk 5.4.0, which improves hardware decoding and enables the OpenH264 plugin for Firefox. The release announcement offers additional information: "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 5.4.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include: Linux kernel 5.15.28, Google Chrome 98.0.4758.102 and Mozilla Firefox 91.7.1 ESR. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 20220320: link. Short changelog for 5.4.0 release: Added support for importing DER certificates through the 'import_certificates=' parameter. Hardware video decode feature is now enabled for screensaver video and screensaver webpage functions. Added support for dynamically generated remote configs. Kiosk identification and settings can be now passed through the URLs which contain an append parameters. Enabled OpenH264 plugin by default for the Firefox browser as it's needed for the WebRTC streams. Added 'cec-client' utility for controlling the displays over HDMI interfaces." Further details are available in the distribution's changelog. Download: Porteus-Kiosk-5.4.0-x86_64.iso (143MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2021-10-18 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 5.3.0 |
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Tomasz Jokiel has announced the availability of Porteus Kiosk 5.3.0, the latest stable build of the project's Gentoo-based distribution designed for internet browsing in web kiosks: "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 5.3.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include: Linux kernel 5.10.73, Google Chrome 93.0.4577.82 and Mozilla Firefox 91.2.0 ESR. Packages from the userland are upgraded to Portage snapshot tagged on 2021-10-14. Short changelog: libinput has become our default input driver as it provides native touch gestures support for the Firefox browser; touchscreens which were calibrated under Porteus Kiosk version 5.2.0 or below will continue using the 'evdev' driver in order to preserve compatibility with existing configurations; virtual keyboard extension can be enabled for Firefox and Chrome; added an option to enable experimental hardware video decoding feature for both browsers; on-screen buttons can be relocated to a different position on the kiosk screen...." Read the release announcement and the changelog for further details. Download (MD5, pkglist): Porteus-Kiosk-5.3.0-x86_64.iso (134MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Cloud-5.3.0-x86_64.iso (134MB), Porteus-Kiosk-ThinClient-5.3.0-x86_64.iso (159MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Server-5.3.0-x86_64.iso (136MB). |
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| 2021-03-22 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 5.2.0 |
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Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 5.2.0, a new stable version of the project's single-purpose, Gentoo-based Linux distribution designed for web kiosks and restricted to internet browsing only: "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 5.2.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include Linux kernel 5.20.25, Google Chrome 87.0.4280.141 and Mozilla Firefox 78.8.0 ESR. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 2021-03-14. This is the last kiosk release which supports Adoble FlashPlayer plugin. Within the next 6 months we are planning to upgrade the browsers to versions where Flash support is removed by the upstream developers. If your web pages still contain a Flash content then please migrate it to HTML 5 and JavaScript as soon as possible. In Kiosk 5.2.0 we have added a libva-intel-media-driver package and updated the VAAPI stack. This is in preparation for a much welcome 'hardware accelerated video decode' which should become a reality in the next kiosk version on selected GPUs. Digital signage solutions should benefit the most from this feature." See the release announcement and changelog for more information. Download (MD5, pkglist): Porteus-Kiosk-5.2.0-x86_64.iso (128MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Cloud-5.2.0-x86_64.iso (128MB), Porteus-Kiosk-ThinClient-5.2.0-x86_64.iso (152MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Server-5.2.0-x86_64.iso (129MB). |
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| 2020-10-12 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 5.1.0 |
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Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 5.1.0, a single-purpose, Gentoo-based Linux distribution designed for web kiosks and limited to web browsing with Firefox or Google Chrome: "I am pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 5.1.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include: Linux kernel 5.4.70, Google Chrome 85.1.4183.121 and Mozilla Firefox 78.3.1 ESR. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 20201004. Short changelog for 5.1.0 release: silent printing feature is available again for the Firefox browser after Mozilla developers fixed the bug which we have reported to them; it's possible to wipe the guest's home folder from the persistent partition using the 'persistence=wipe' parameter in remote kiosk config; enabled microphone and webcam redirection for the Citrix Workspace sessions by default; disabled 'irc://' and 'ircs://' handlers for the Firefox browser which in certain circumstances could allow an attacker to unlock default browser profile and run other applications in kiosk...." Continue to the release announcement for further details. Download (MD5, pkglist): Porteus-Kiosk-5.1.0-x86_64.iso (111MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Cloud-5.1.0-x86_64.iso (111MB), Porteus-Kiosk-ThinClient-5.1.0-x86_64.iso (135MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Server-5.1.0-x86_64.iso (112MB). |
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| 2020-03-02 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 5.0.0 |
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Porteus Kiosk is a lightweight Gentoo-based Linux operating system which has been downscaled and confined to allow the use of one application only - the Firefox web browser. The project's latest release, Porteus Kiosk 5.0.0, offers several package updates and user interface improvements. "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 5.0.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include: Linux kernel 5.4.23, Google Chrome 80.0.3987.122 and Mozilla Firefox 68.5.0 ESR. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 20190908. Short changelog for 5.0.0 release: Added support for setting mouse speed (acceleration) in the system. Its possible to set different number of seconds for every browser tab which is displayed on the kiosk screen. Added support for viewing TIFF files in the Firefox browser. TIFF files are converted to the PDF format first so its possible to open them directly in Firefox. This function requires 'enable_file_protocol=yes' parameter present in the kiosk config. System clock is fetched every day from remote NTP server. It helps the kiosks which are not rebooted for a long time (e.g. 6 months) to retain correct system time." Further information can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: Porteus-Kiosk-5.0.0-x86_64.iso (104MB, MD5, pkglist). |
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| 2019-09-16 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 4.9.0 |
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Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 4.9.0, the latest stable build of the project's Gentoo-based, specialist distribution designed for web kiosks: "I am pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 4.9.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include: Linux kernel 4.19.68, Google Chrome 76.0.3809.100 and Mozilla Firefox 68.1.0 ESR. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 2019-09-08. We have finally migrated to Firefox 68 ESR release and that means the NPAPI plugins (except of Flash) and legacy add-ons do not work any more with this browser. Java module has been removed from additional components selection while Citrix Receiver works as an associated application. Silent printing is still not fixed so if you need this function in your kiosk then please use the Chrome browser instead of Firefox. Short changelog for 4.9.0 release: added support for setting default zoom level in the Firefox and Chrome browsers; session idle function can lock the session instead of restarting it...." See the release announcement and changelog for more information. Download (MD5, pkglist): Porteus-Kiosk-4.9.0-x86_64.iso (97.0MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Cloud-4.9.0-x86_64.iso (97.0MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Server-4.9.0-x86_64.iso (98.0MB), Porteus-Kiosk-ThinClient-4.9.0-x86_64.iso (115MB). |
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| 2018-06-18 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 4.7.0 |
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Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 4.7.0, the latest stable build of the project's specialist Gentoo-based distribution designed for web kiosks (with Firefox and Chrome browsers): "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 4.7.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include: Linux kernel 4.14.50, Mozilla Firefox 52.8.1 ESR and Google Chrome 66.0.3359.181. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 20180616. The latest kiosk release brings more work on mitigitng the Spectre vulnerabilities through updated CPU microcode and kernel patches. The newly discovered 'Spectre Next Generation' vulnerabilities require updated microcode from Intel which is not available yet. Please consider enabling automatic updates service for your kiosks to receive latest fixes and patches as soon as they become available. Short changelog for 4.7.0 release: it's now possible to explicitly set the shutdown options which should be present in the kiosk shutdown menu; added support for refreshing browser webpage with defined time interval...." See the release announcement and changelog for more information. Download (MD5): Porteus-Kiosk-4.7.0-x86_64.iso (87.0MB, pkglist), Porteus-Kiosk-Cloud-4.7.0-x86_64.iso (87.0MB), Porteus-Kiosk-Server-4.7.0-x86_64.iso (89.0MB), Porteus-Kiosk-ThinClient-4.7.0-x86_64.iso (105MB). |
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