This page is a quick documentation of how to setup a Debian or Debian-derivative (i.e. Ubuntu, LinuxMint?, etc) machine for use in an installation in a museum, gallery, etc. In this setup, the machines are designed to be power-
BIOS
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In the Power tab, on power failure, set machine to Power On. That means the machine will always start up when plugged in.
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
Add this at the end of the file to make sure that the screensaver and screenblanking don't run.
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "BlankTime" "0"
Option "StandbyTime" "0"
Option "SuspendTime" "0"
Option "OffTime" "0"
EndSection
gnome-screensaver
Its also good to just remove the screensaver altogether:
apt-get remove gnome-screensaver
/etc/default/rcS
Make fsck run automatically so that the computer doesn't get stuck on the fsck screen waiting for a keyboard prompt.
FSCKFIX=yes