It looks like Porteus has actually disabled the ability to update the OS manually.
No package manager exists on it and I'm not slackware-knowledgeable enough to figure out how to hack package management back into it. The worst part is that they want 40 Euros per year, per system, for updates. That seems high to me. If it was a one-time cost or low annual fee, I'd probably just shell it out, but that seems ridiculous to me. On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 7:05 PM Mark J. Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, I just went and looked at that. Interesting. I’ve never had a need > for a kiosk, so hadn’t noticed this. The subscription says for automatic > updates, but I wonder if there’s a way to remote connect and trigger > updates manually? Seems it would be treading into a gray area to cut you > off from updates entirely (unless of course you shell out). > > > > Well, now you’ve got me curious. I may snag a copy of it and spin it up > just to see what this auto-update subscription biz is all about. I don’t > recall seeing anything like that with the Desktop version. But again, I was > only involved on the perimeter of the project my client was testing it out > for (homeless shelter use). > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Chris McQuistion > *Sent:* Sunday, February 24, 2019 6:55 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [nlug] Linux Distro recommendation for public kiosk > > > > I tried Porteus first and realized that you don’t get updates unless you > pay. It might be worth it but if there is a 100% free solution, I’d prefer > that, of course. > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 6:51 PM Mark J. Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > > I’ve had some exposure to Porteus for a plug-n-go thumbdrive booted linux > desktop with one of my clients. Seems to be well structured. > > > > As such, I had noticed they also offer a Kiosk version you might check > out: > > > > https://porteus-kiosk.org/ > > > > Really don’t know much more it than that. But with what work I’ve done > with the Desktop distro, I liked what I saw. > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Chris McQuistion > *Sent:* Sunday, February 24, 2019 6:00 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [nlug] Linux Distro recommendation for public kiosk > > > > Does anyone have a recommendation for a pre-built, easy to deploy Linux OS > designed for installation on some public computers to just give them a web > browser and not much else? > > > > Preferably, something that doesn't keep cookies and will just let people > refresh the session would be good. > > > > I've done some Googling but haven't been thrilled with what I've found so > far. 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