the release of the distribution , based on Gentoo and designed for equipping standalone internet kiosks, demonstration stands, and self-service terminals. The bootable image of the distribution 110 MB.
The basic build includes only the minimum set of components necessary to run a web browser (Firefox and Chrome are supported), which has limitations to prevent undesirable activities in the system (for example, changing settings is not permitted, downloading/installing applications is blocked, and access is limited to selected pages). Additionally, specialized Cloud builds are offered for comfortable web application usage (Google Apps, Jolicloud, OwnCloud, Dropbox) and a ThinClient for functioning as a thin client (Citrix, RDP, NX, VNC, and SSH) and Server for managing the network of kiosks.
Configuration is performed through a special , which is integrated with the installer and allows you to prepare a customized version of the distribution for installation on USB Flash or hard drive. For example, you can set a default homepage, define a whitelist of allowed websites, set a password for guest access, establish an inactivity timeout to end the session, change the background image, customize the browser's appearance, add additional plugins, enable wireless network support, configure keyboard layout switching, etc.
During boot, the system components are verified using checksums, and the system image is mounted in read-only mode. Updates are installed using the mechanism of creating and atomically replacing the entire system image. Program versions are synchronized with the Gentoo repository (20201004).
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- package versions, including Linux kernel 5.4.70, Firefox 78.3.1, and Chrome 85.
The ability to print from Firefox without showing the print settings dialog has been restored. - An option 'persistence=wipe' has been added to the settings for clearing the home directory content of guest users.
- Support for microphone and webcam passthrough in Citrix Workspace sessions has been ensured.
- URI handlers 'irc://' and 'ircs://' have been disabled in Firefox to prevent attackers from bypassing restrictions and launching arbitrary applications.
- EFI stubs necessary for some HP computers with EFI firmware have been enabled in the settings.
- Drivers for Broadcom and Realtek network chips have been compiled into the kernel without using modules (solving PXE boot issues).
- A delay has been added before loading USB interface sound cards to ensure the use of the last sound card slot.
- A delay has been added before loading USB interface sound cards to ensure the use of the last sound card slot.
- Debug logs have been updated to include information about VAAPI for selecting video codecs that support hardware-accelerated decoding.
Source: opennet.ru
