Gentoo-Based Porteus Kiosk 4.2 Released with Linux Kernel 4.4.36, Firefox 45.5.1 | Linux Today

Gentoo-Based Porteus Kiosk 4.2 Released with Linux Kernel 4.4.36, Firefox 45.5.1

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Marius Nestor
Dec 5, 2016

Powered by the latest long-term supported Linux 4.4.36 kernel, Porteus Kiosk 4.2.0 ships with is shipping with some of the latest and greatest GNU/Linux technologies and Open Source software projects, including the recently released X.Org Server 1.18.4 display server, as well as the Mozilla Firefox 45.5.1 ESR and Google Chrome 54.0.2840.100 web browsers. Among other noteworthy improvements implemented in Porteus Kiosk 4.2.0, we can mention that it’s now possible to host all the files utilized by the clients, including but not limited to proxy pac config, browser preferences, screensaver slideshow images, and wallpaper, directly on Porteus Kiosk Server without the need to use a third-party hosting service.

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Marius Nestor

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