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To get a root shell press ctrl-alt-f2 (f2 is the button at the top with the round symbol with three dots). | To get a root shell press ctrl-alt-f2 (f2 is the button at the top with the round symbol with three dots). | ||
Install lxde and | Plug in usb ethernet adapter which should come up as eth2. | ||
Create file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth2 | |||
<code> | |||
DEVICE=eth2 | |||
BOOTPROTO=dhcp | |||
ONBOOT=yes | |||
</code> | |||
Plug in an ethernet cable with Internet and enable networking: | |||
<code> | |||
/etc/init.d/network start | |||
</code> | |||
Install lxde and unclutter: | |||
<code> | <code> | ||
yum install lxde-common | yum install lxde-common unclutter | ||
</code> | </code> | ||
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<code> | <code> | ||
xhost +192.168.1.1 | xhost +192.168.1.1 | ||
unclutter -idle 5 & # This hides the mouse cursor | |||
exec ck-xinit-session startlxde | exec ck-xinit-session startlxde | ||
</code> | </code> | ||
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chkconfig --level 2345 NetworkManager off | chkconfig --level 2345 NetworkManager off | ||
chkconfig --level 2345 network on | chkconfig --level 2345 network on | ||
</code> | </code> | ||
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You should make this run on startup. | You should make this run on startup. | ||
Make a nice web-page that shows what you want to show and which has javascript to auto-reload every so often. | |||
Put the computer in a nice box with some thick plexiglass and mount it on the outside of your building :) | |||