DAKboard-setup

Setup instructions to get DAKboard running on ubuntu

Notes

Designed to run on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Instructions

Once Ubuntu is intsalled, run sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y

Optional, but recommended: For SSH access, run apt install openssh-server

To setup the kiosk:

1. run sudo apt install unclutter xdotool chromium-browser

2. Download kiosk.sh and kiosk.service from this repo and place them in the home directory

3. If the user is not ipadmin, run nano kiosk.service - (ctrl + x then y to save.)

   • This will allow you to change the user it will run under. If the user is different from ipadmin, ensure that it is changed for ExecStart, User, & Group.

4. run chmod 644 kiosk.service && sudo chown root:root kiosk.service

5. run sudo mv kiosk.service /lib/systemd/system/kiosk.service

6. Ensure that kiosk.sh is executable with ls -al

   • If it isn't, run chmod +x kiosk.sh

7. run sudo nano kiosk.sh and change the DAKboard url within the script.

8. In the Ubuntu GUI, go to Settings > Users and ensure that automatic login is enabled

9. While still in settings, go to Power and change Blank Screen to Never. Also ensure that Automatic Suspend is turned off.