Re: make system boot straight to browser connection
Richard Owlett writes:
> [resend, had not appeared in archives after 2 hours]
>
> Charlie Kravetz wrote:
>> On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 19:13:01 -0700
>> tom arnall <kloro2006@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I want to setup a system so that when the power button is pushed on
>>> the PC, the system connects to the internet and starts a browser
>>> without a login or any other intervention by the user.
>>>
>>> There are no security issues.
>>>
>>> Is this doable?
>>>
>>
>> Definitely doable. I do it every day. Set up my computer for autologin,
>> open browser to page wanted. Save session in Xfce. Every time the
>> computer is restarted, it comes up, logs in, starts firefox.
>>
>
> How to do an autologin? In a DE independent way?
>
> http://manpages.debian.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=autologin&apropos=1
> gave no relevant links.
>
> A Google search gave only decade old or DE related links.
>
> I currently use Mate, but exploring other desktops(avoiding Gnome
> 3!!!;}.
> I'd like something similar to autoexec.bat from DOS/CPM days.
I've used runit for such things successfully, most recently for starting
kodi at startup on my HTPC.
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