| Sidebar Sponsor |
 |
| Random Distribution | 
Slackel
Slackel is a Linux distribution and live CD based on Slackware Linux and Salix. It is fully compatible with both. It uses the current version of Slackware and the latest version of the KDE desktop. The Slackel disc images are offered in two different forms - installation and live.
Status: Active
|
|
 Latest News and Updates |
|
|
| 2018-06-18 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 4.7.0 |
Rate this project
|
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). |
|
| About Porteus Kiosk
|
| 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. Note: Up to version 5.5.0 Porteus Kiosk was free to download and use. Version 6.0.0 and up require an on-line account to download and a paid subscription to activate.
|
| Screenshots | 
| |
| Recent Related News and Releases |
| 2023-03-27 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 5.5.0 |
|
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). |
|
| 2022-03-28 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 5.4.0 |
|
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). |
|
| 2021-10-18 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 5.3.0 |
|
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). |
|
| 2021-03-22 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 5.2.0 |
|
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). |
|
| 2020-10-12 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 5.1.0 |
|
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). |
|
| 2020-03-02 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 5.0.0 |
|
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). |
|
| 2019-09-16 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 4.9.0 |
|
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). |
|
| 2019-01-21 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 4.8.0 |
|
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). |
|
| 2018-01-15 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 4.6.0 |
|
Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 4.6.0, a new update of the project's specialist Gentoo-based Linux distribution designed for web-only kiosks. This version is predominantly a security update: "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 4.6.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include Linux kernel 4.14.13, Mozilla Firefox 52.5.3 ESR and Google Chrome 63.0.3239.132. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 20180114. This release fixes the Meltdown attack and partially mitigates the Spectre vulnerability through updated CPU microcode and on the application level. Firefox 52 ESR browser is less affected by Spectre while Chrome 63 needs experimental Site Isolation security feature enabled. More patches to be merged as Meltdown/Spectre bugs are still a work in progress. Please consider enabling automatic updates service for your kiosks to receive latest fixes and patches as soon as they become available." See the release announcement and changelog for further details. Download: Porteus-Kiosk-4.6.0-x86_64.iso (82.0MB, MD5, pkglist). |
|
| 2017-09-04 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 4.5.0 |
|
Tomasz Jokiel has announced the availability of a new release of Porteus Kiosk, a Gentoo-based distribution used for exclusively running a web browser. The project's latest release, Porteus Kiosk 4.5.0, includes several package upgrades, including Linux 4.12, Firefox 52 ESR and Chrome 60. In addition, the distribution now supports configuring multiple touch screens connected to one computer. "Major software upgrades in this release include: Linux kernel 4.12.10, Mozilla Firefox 52.3.0 ESR and Google Chrome 60.0.3112.113. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 20170901. Short change log for 4.5.0 release: Added support for EAP over LAN (802.1x) authentication on wired connections. VNC and SSH daemons can be limited to listening on localhost interface. This is useful from security point of view as nobody can access the kiosk on public network interface. Mind that you'll have to use another service: Porteus Kiosk Server, Guacamole, NoVNC, etc in order to tunnel VNC or SSH traffic to kiosk's localhost interface. It is possible to calibrate multiple touchscreen devices which are connected to kiosk." Further information can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: Porteus-Kiosk-4.5.0-x86_64.iso (77MB, MD5, pkglist). |
|
| 2017-06-01 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 4.4.0 |
|
Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 4.4.0. Porteus Kiosk is a Gentoo-based distribution which has been customized to be a dedicated platform for exclusively running a web browser. The new release features Firefox 52 ESR, Google Chrome 58 (with Netflix streaming support) and the swap partition has been replaced by a more flexible swap file. "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 4.4.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include: Linux kernel 4.9.30, Mozilla Firefox 52.1.2 ESR and Google Chrome 58.0.3029.110. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 20170526. Short changelog for 4.4.0 release: Online or local webpage can be used as the screensaver. Swap partition has been replaced with more flexible swap file. It is possible to set custom printer name in the system. Added support for hosting SSL certificates directly on Porteus Kiosk Server. Enabled CloudPrinting by default for Porteus Kiosk Cloud/ThinClient variants utilizing Chrome browser. All plugins for Chrome are enabled by default including 'Widevine Content Decryption Module' so its possible to watch e.g. Netfilx movies." A complete list of changes can be found on the project's news page. Download: Porteus-Kiosk-4.4.0-x86_64.iso (72MB, MD5, pkglist). |
|
| 2017-03-13 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 4.3.0 |
|
Tomasz Jokiel has announced the availability of a new version of Porteus Kiosk, a lightweight Gentoo-based Linux operating system which has been downscaled and confined to allow the use of one application only - a web browser. The new release, Porteus Kiosk 4.3.0, features Firefox 45 ESR, Google Chrome 55, Adobe Flash 24 and version 4.9.14 of the Linux kernel. "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 4.3.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include: Linux kernel 4.9.14, X.Org Server 1.19.2 Mozilla Firefox 45.8.0 ESR, Adobe Flash 24.0.0.221 and Google Chrome 55.0.2883.87. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 20170311. Short changelog for 4.3.0 release: Configuration parameter 'client_id=automatic' will automatically assign client ID to the kiosk - no need for manual configuration per device. This parameter makes client installation easier and faster especially for large deployments. Serial backend for the CUPS printing service has been enabled by default. Some USB printers still require it for direct USB connection." Further details can be found on the project's news page. Download: Porteus-Kiosk-4.3.0-x86_64.iso (67.0MB, MD5, pkglist). |
|
| 2016-12-05 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 4.2.0 |
|
Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 4.2.0. The Gentoo-based kiosk platform now provides version 4.4.36 of the Linux kernel, Firefox 45.5.1 ESR and Google Chrome 54, along with many other changes. "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 4.2.0 is now available for download. Major software upgrades in this release include: Linux kernel 4.4.36, X.Org Server 1.18.4, Mozilla Firefox 45.5.1 ESR and Google Chrome 54.0.2840.100. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 20161203. Short changelog for 4.2.0 release: All files used by the clients (wallpaper, screensaver slide show images, browser preferences, proxy configuration) can be hosted directly on Porteus Kiosk Server - no need to use 3rd party web hosting service anymore. If multiple browser tabs were set during installation then it's possible to toggle between the tabs at specific time interval. This is useful for digital signage purposes. Screensaver slideshow can display images in random order instead of alphabetic order...." Further details can be found in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): Porteus-Kiosk-4.2.0-x86_64.iso (62MB, MD5), Porteus-Kiosk-Server-4.2.0-x86_64.iso (63MB, MD5). |
|
|
|
| 2016-05-30 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 4.0.0 |
|
Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 4.0.0, a major new release of the project's Gentoo-based distribution of Linux designed for web kiosks. The biggest change is a switch to the x86_64 architecture following Google's decision to drop support for the 32-bit Chrome browser on the Linux platform: "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 4.0.0 is now available for download. The Linux kernel has been updated to version 4.4.11, Mozilla Firefox to version 45.1.1 ESR and Google Chrome to version 50.0.2661.102. Packages from the userland are upgraded to the Portage snapshot tagged on 20160528. Here is an overview of the most notable features introduced in this release: added support for setting default microphone in case you have multiple capture devices in the system; it's now possible to download screensaver slideshow ZIP archive every X minutes; import certificates function has been extended to also support Citrix Receiver certificates...." Read the release announcement and the changelog for further information. Download (MD5): Porteus-Kiosk-4.0.0-x86_64.iso (58.0MB, pkglist), Porteus-Kiosk-Server-4.0.0-x86_64.iso (60.0MB). |
|
| 2016-02-29 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 3.7.0 |
|
Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 3.7.0, a new update of the single-purpose Gentoo-based distribution designed for web kiosks: "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 3.7.0 is now available for download. New version sums all the development which happened in the last 3 months and which can be tracked with details in the changelog to the Porteus Kiosk 'automatic updates' service. Linux kernel has been updated to version 4.4.3, Mozilla Firefox to version 38.6.1 ESR and Google Chrome to version 47.0.2526.111. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 2016-02-28. We have moved early to the kernel 4.4.x LTS line as we need better support for PCs powered by the Intel Skylake processors. Please note that kernel and userland packages are compiled for i586 architecture, that means Porteus Kiosk does not support i486 CPUs anymore." See the release announcement and changelog for an overview of the most notable features introduced in this release. Download (MD5): Porteus-Kiosk-3.7.0-i586.iso (52.0MB, pkglist), Porteus-Kiosk-Server-3.7.0-i586.iso (54.0MB). |
|
| 2015-11-30 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 3.6.0 |
|
Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 3.6.0, the latest quarterly update of the project's single-purpose Gentoo-based distribution for web kiosks. This release introduces a server edition which designed for monitoring, accessing and managing Porteus Kiosk clients: "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 3.6.0 is now available for download. The new version sums all the development which happened in the last three months. Linux kernel has been updated to version 4.1.13, Mozilla Firefox to version 38.4.0 ESR and Google Chrome to version 46.0.2490.86. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 20151128. Here is a short overview of the most notable features introduced in this release: implemented support for associating the kiosk clients with Porteus Kiosk Server - our brand new operating system which allows monitoring, accessing and managing the clients even if they are placed behind a NAT, proxy or firewall; added support for injecting or replacing default browser preferences with a text file hosted on the network...." See the release announcement and changelog for a full list of changes and new features. Download (MD5): Porteus-Kiosk-3.6.0-i486.iso (50.0MB, pkglist), Porteus-Kiosk-Server-3.6.0-i486.iso (51.0MB). |
|
| 2015-09-02 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 3.5.0 |
|
Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 3.5.0, the latest quarterly update of the project's minimalist Gentoo-based distribution designed for web kiosks: "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 3.5.0 is now available for download. The new version sums up all the development which happened in the last three months. Linux kernel has been updated to version 4.1.6, Mozilla Firefox to version 38.2.1 ESR and Google Chrome to version 44.0.2403.157. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 20150830. Here is a short overview of the most notable features introduced in this release: implemented support for nested configurations in remote management; added support for managed bookmarks which allows accessing predefined set of web pages; SSL certificates can be imported automatically during kiosk boot from provided URLs; slideshow of images can be used as a screensaver; video outputs can be disabled completely or set in certain position to create for example 'video wall' for digital signage...." Read the release announcement and check out the changelog for a complete list of changes and improvements. Download (MD5) links: Porteus-Kiosk-3.5.0-i486.iso (37.0MB, pkglist), Porteus-Kiosk-UEFI-3.5.0-i486.iso (38.0MB). |
|
| 2015-06-01 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 3.4.0 |
|
Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 3.4.0, a small Gentoo-based distribution designed for Internet-only web kiosks: "I'm pleased to announce that Porteus Kiosk 3.4.0 is now available for download. Linux kernel has been updated to version 3.18.14 and supports much wider range of the hardware including x86-compatible tablets, and embedded and industrial devices. Default ISO size has been reduced to 36 MB as the browser component is not present in it and must be downloaded from the network during installation. Packages from the userland are upgraded to portage snapshot tagged on 2015-05-30.Here is a short overview of the most notable features introduced in this release: added initial support for Google Chrome as an alternative browser to Mozilla Firefox; updated UEFI component to support PCs equipped with 32-bit EFI firmware; Kiosk Wizard offers a possibility of loading and saving the kiosk configuration on removable devices...." See the complete release announcement and the detailed changelog for more information. Download (MD5): Porteus-Kiosk-3.4.0-i486.iso (36.0MB, pkglist), Porteus-Kiosk-UEFI-3.4.0-i486.iso (36.0MB). |
|
| 2015-03-02 |
Distribution Release: Porteus Kiosk 3.3.0 |
|
Tomasz Jokiel has announced the release of Porteus Kiosk 3.3.0, a lightweight Gentoo-based distribution designed for web kiosks: "I'm happy to announce Porteus Kiosk 3.3.0 which is now available for download. This is a major kiosk release which brings a number of new features, package upgrades and security fixes. The Linux kernel has been updated to 3.18.8 while Firefox sticks to the ESR channel which is intended for large organizations such as universities, governments and businesses and is numbered as 31.5.0. All packages from the userland which are living in the Gentoo stable branch are upgraded to the snapshot tagged on 20150301. Aside from the package upgrades, Porteus Kiosk 3.3.0 brings exciting new features which are implemented in the kiosk wizard and the ISO image itself. The most notable ones are: introduced central management function which allows to remotely control multiple kiosk PCs from single configuration file stored on your server...." Here is the complete release announcement. Download (MD5): Porteus-Kiosk-3.3.0-i486.iso (61.0MB, pkglist), Porteus-Kiosk-UEFI-3.3.0-i486.iso (61.0B). |
|
|
| Sidebar Sponsor |
 |
|
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
bc1qxes3k2wq3uqzr074tkwwjmwfe63z70gwzfu4lx 
lnurl1dp68gurn8ghj7ampd3kx2ar0veekzar0wd5xjtnrdakj7tnhv4kxctttdehhwm30d3h82unvwqhhxarpw3jkc7tzw4ex6cfexyfua2nr 
86fA3qPTeQtNb2k1vLwEQaAp3XxkvvvXt69gSG5LGunXXikK9koPWZaRQgfFPBPWhMgXjPjccy9LA9xRFchPWQAnPvxh5Le 
