Porteus Kiosk Edition 3.1.3 is now released, Linux for for public institutions and Internet cafes

Porteus Kiosk Edition 3.1.3 is now released, Linux for for public institutions and Internet cafes

Porteus Kiosk Edition is a specialized distribution of Linux that provides users with a locked down computing environment, designed to be deployed on public libraries, Internet Cafes or any other business establishment that provides Internet access to their clients. read more this page for how to install Porteus Kiosk Edition 3.1.3 via USB card.

What News in Version 3.1.1

• make sure that only .xzm modules are mounted to /union (aufs) and not other files or folders
• added support for basic authentication for the homepage, e.g: http://user:name@domain.com
• added libwacom and libgudev libraries required by the xf86-input-wacom driver
• disabled updates of firefox addons by default, we have none in kiosk but this setting comes handy when ISO is customized manually
• support custom sound level through /etc/rc.d/rc.sound
• prefer gutenprint drivers for printing but also accept other ones if gutenprint driver is not available for selected printer
• fixed handling of the lpd:// printer URI containing authorization string
• automatic updates: display notification that unauthorized component has been added to the ISO and kiosk can't be upgraded
• automatic updates: display notification about current OS version when there are no updates to download 

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