Ask HN: Turn Key Ubuntu Kiosk Mode
I’m building a home brew hardware device on the Ubuntu platform. There are 3-4 specific binaries loaded on to the device, and the user will at times need to be running one of them at a time.<p>Since I want the product to have a console feel, I’d like to boot directly into some sort of kiosk or app launcher, that would only allow the user to select from one of these preset binaries.<p>At the moment, I care less about actual security of the system (user breaking out of the sandbox), and more about ease of use and UX.<p>I’ve searched the web for an easy solution to this, but everything I’ve found seems like a lot of configuration and set up. I’ve also looked briefly into some of the game emulator Linux builds, but modifying these feels like overkill.  I know some configuration will be necessary, but was hoping the community may be able to help me save some cycles with a few suggested applications or methods to achieve this!<p>I should also mention I’m open to both paid and free software options.<p>Any ideas?