Linux kiosk logon to rotate between two web pages

[nicholab]

Please can someone explain how they auto-logon and rotate between two web pages using Ubuntu?  Apparently, it should be simple, but it never seems to work like the guides or AI says it should.   I am happy to use another version of Linux.

 

Please let me know how you do it for your key stats to be displayed in your NOC (broom cupboard). 

 

[mavhc]

I'd write a webpage to do it, main page has JS to switch, probably just put each in an iframe and hide/show the other one on a timer, then you can just open one page on any browser/os in full screen mode

[nicholab]

The issue I have is that the website that produces the dashboard does not allow embedding as an iframe.

[andy_b]

Utilise something like this? 

 

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/tab-rotate/pjgjpabbgnnoohijnillgbckikfkbjed/reviews?hl=en-GB

[pete]

Depends on the status page layout, but a big enough monitor and Chrome or Firefox's split view in conjunction with "open previous windows and tabs on launch" may also work.

[3s-gtech]

Something like Xibo? It’s overkill but can call up webpages on schedule and they’re not iframes.

[dhicks]

9 hours ago, nicholab said:

Please can someone explain how they auto-logon and rotate between two web pages using Ubuntu?

 

Auto logon / load up of application (possibly in full-screen mode): I was working on this a couple of months ago using Debian as the OS (Ubuntu should be very similar) and XFCE4 as the GUI. That was for a remote desktop setup rather than a kiosk. If nothing else, I found I had to ask Gemini questions about the exact version of XFCE4 I was using, not just "how do I do X on Debian".

 

Switching between two non-iframed views: not tried it, but you could possibly start two instances of Chrome (or other browser) from the command line, both in full-screen mode, then have a script that switches between the two by making one or the other the top window.

[Linux_Lover]

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