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# Linux web browser station (formerly "The Linux Public Web Browser mini-HOWTO")

## Anton Chuvakin, `anton@chuvakin.org`

v0.0.5 10 October 2000

Describes the setup of Internet kiosk-type system based on Linux to be deployed to provide public Internet/webmail access.

## 1. Introduction

- 1.1 Disclaimer
- 1.2 Credits
- 1.3 New versions of this document
- 1.4 Changes Fri Sep 22 14:32:32 EDT 2000
- 1.5 TODO
- 1.6 Feedback
- 1.7 Copyright information

## 2. OLD GUIDE: The Linux Public Web Browser mini-HOWTO by Donald B. Marti Jr.,

- 2.1 Copyright and Disclaimer
- 2.2 Introduction
- 2.3 Before you begin
- 2.4 Add the guest account
- 2.5 Create or edit the following files in `/home/guest`
- 2.6 Make a `.netscape` directory for `guest`
- 2.7 Try it
- 2.8 Changing preferences

## 3. NEW GUIDE: Step-by-step guide

- 3.1 Install RH
- 3.2 Clean-up packages
- 3.3 Install ssh
- 3.4 Make a boot floppy
- 3.5 Modify configs
- 3.6 Create user
- 3.7 Change Netscape settings
- 3.8 Chown the home directory
- 3.9 Config lilo
- 3.10 REMOVE binaries
- 3.11 Physical security
- 3.12 Some final touches

## 4. Conclusion

## 5. References

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