How to show a non-interactive X session for displaying and periodically reload a webpage?
I have I all-in-one-pc running a webserver. As its display is constantly on, I was wondering how I could use it to display a website in parallel, e.g. the webserver's status page https://localhost/my/status/page and refreshing it periodically.
As I don't want anyone to be able to use this browser window to browse the internet, it would need to be non-interactive, i.e. not reacting to mouse and keyboard. Is there such thing as a non-interactive X session in which I could start a browser?
It would be okay if someone could kill the session with a keystroke, I only want to prevent using the session for browsing or opening additional programs.
browser webserver xserver
asked Sep 7 at 13:59
PhilLab
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I have I all-in-one-pc running a webserver. As its display is constantly on, I was wondering how I could use it to display a website in parallel, e.g. the webserver's status page https://localhost/my/status/page and refreshing it periodically.
As I don't want anyone to be able to use this browser window to browse the internet, it would need to be non-interactive, i.e. not reacting to mouse and keyboard. Is there such thing as a non-interactive X session in which I could start a browser?
It would be okay if someone could kill the session with a keystroke, I only want to prevent using the session for browsing or opening additional programs.
browser webserver xserver
asked Sep 7 at 13:59
PhilLab
787
Why not turn off the screen? Eg.sleep 1 ; xset dpms force off[source]. Other than that it sounds like you're after "kiosk mode" which Opera browser used to do really well.
– pbhj
Dec 2 at 15:42
@pbhj The kiosk mode is a good hint, will take a look at it. Definitely a valid search word to find a suitable tool!
– PhilLab
Dec 7 at 18:12
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I have I all-in-one-pc running a webserver. As its display is constantly on, I was wondering how I could use it to display a website in parallel, e.g. the webserver's status page https://localhost/my/status/page and refreshing it periodically.
As I don't want anyone to be able to use this browser window to browse the internet, it would need to be non-interactive, i.e. not reacting to mouse and keyboard. Is there such thing as a non-interactive X session in which I could start a browser?
It would be okay if someone could kill the session with a keystroke, I only want to prevent using the session for browsing or opening additional programs.
browser webserver xserver
asked Sep 7 at 13:59
PhilLab
787
I have I all-in-one-pc running a webserver. As its display is constantly on, I was wondering how I could use it to display a website in parallel, e.g. the webserver's status page https://localhost/my/status/page and refreshing it periodically.
As I don't want anyone to be able to use this browser window to browse the internet, it would need to be non-interactive, i.e. not reacting to mouse and keyboard. Is there such thing as a non-interactive X session in which I could start a browser?
It would be okay if someone could kill the session with a keystroke, I only want to prevent using the session for browsing or opening additional programs.
browser webserver xserver
browser webserver xserver
asked Sep 7 at 13:59
PhilLab
787
asked Sep 7 at 13:59
PhilLab
787
asked Sep 7 at 13:59
PhilLab
787
asked Sep 7 at 13:59
PhilLab
787
asked Sep 7 at 13:59
PhilLab
787
787
Why not turn off the screen? Eg.sleep 1 ; xset dpms force off[source]. Other than that it sounds like you're after "kiosk mode" which Opera browser used to do really well.
– pbhj
Dec 2 at 15:42
@pbhj The kiosk mode is a good hint, will take a look at it. Definitely a valid search word to find a suitable tool!
– PhilLab
Dec 7 at 18:12
add a comment |
Why not turn off the screen? Eg.sleep 1 ; xset dpms force off[source]. Other than that it sounds like you're after "kiosk mode" which Opera browser used to do really well.
– pbhj
Dec 2 at 15:42
@pbhj The kiosk mode is a good hint, will take a look at it. Definitely a valid search word to find a suitable tool!
– PhilLab
Dec 7 at 18:12
Why not turn off the screen? Eg.
sleep 1 ; xset dpms force off [source]. Other than that it sounds like you're after "kiosk mode" which Opera browser used to do really well.– pbhj
Dec 2 at 15:42
Why not turn off the screen? Eg.
sleep 1 ; xset dpms force off [source]. Other than that it sounds like you're after "kiosk mode" which Opera browser used to do really well.– pbhj
Dec 2 at 15:42
@pbhj The kiosk mode is a good hint, will take a look at it. Definitely a valid search word to find a suitable tool!
– PhilLab
Dec 7 at 18:12
@pbhj The kiosk mode is a good hint, will take a look at it. Definitely a valid search word to find a suitable tool!
– PhilLab
Dec 7 at 18:12
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XInput
You can disable mouse and keyboard using libinput
In you session, open up a terminal and run
$ xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ xwayland-pointer:16 id=6 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ xwayland-relative-pointer:16 id=7 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ xwayland-keyboard:16 id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
So now you can disable the mouse, using the proper id:
xinput set-prop 6 "Device Enabled" 0
Don't use the core pointer, that will not work; so now you still see the cursor but its click does nothing.
You can disable the keyboard the same way
xinput set-prop 8 "Device Enabled" 0
Use 1 to enable them again
This is a manual method, you can turn this into a script autostarted with the session.
xtrlock
Another solution is to use the little utility xtrlock
sudo apt install xtrlock
and then
xtrlock
Your mouse cursor will turn into a lock and typing on the keyboard or clicking will do nothing. But if you type your password, the lock will be removed.
My test shows it does not work on 2 monitors, only one (in wayland) but this is not your setup it seems.
answered Nov 30 at 11:12
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XInput
You can disable mouse and keyboard using libinput
In you session, open up a terminal and run
$ xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ xwayland-pointer:16 id=6 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ xwayland-relative-pointer:16 id=7 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ xwayland-keyboard:16 id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
So now you can disable the mouse, using the proper id:
xinput set-prop 6 "Device Enabled" 0
Don't use the core pointer, that will not work; so now you still see the cursor but its click does nothing.
You can disable the keyboard the same way
xinput set-prop 8 "Device Enabled" 0
Use 1 to enable them again
This is a manual method, you can turn this into a script autostarted with the session.
xtrlock
Another solution is to use the little utility xtrlock
sudo apt install xtrlock
and then
xtrlock
Your mouse cursor will turn into a lock and typing on the keyboard or clicking will do nothing. But if you type your password, the lock will be removed.
My test shows it does not work on 2 monitors, only one (in wayland) but this is not your setup it seems.
answered Nov 30 at 11:12
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XInput
You can disable mouse and keyboard using libinput
In you session, open up a terminal and run
$ xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ xwayland-pointer:16 id=6 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ xwayland-relative-pointer:16 id=7 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ xwayland-keyboard:16 id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
So now you can disable the mouse, using the proper id:
xinput set-prop 6 "Device Enabled" 0
Don't use the core pointer, that will not work; so now you still see the cursor but its click does nothing.
You can disable the keyboard the same way
xinput set-prop 8 "Device Enabled" 0
Use 1 to enable them again
This is a manual method, you can turn this into a script autostarted with the session.
xtrlock
Another solution is to use the little utility xtrlock
sudo apt install xtrlock
and then
xtrlock
Your mouse cursor will turn into a lock and typing on the keyboard or clicking will do nothing. But if you type your password, the lock will be removed.
My test shows it does not work on 2 monitors, only one (in wayland) but this is not your setup it seems.
answered Nov 30 at 11:12
solsTiCe
5,95422048
add a comment |
XInput
You can disable mouse and keyboard using libinput
In you session, open up a terminal and run
$ xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ xwayland-pointer:16 id=6 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ xwayland-relative-pointer:16 id=7 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ xwayland-keyboard:16 id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
So now you can disable the mouse, using the proper id:
xinput set-prop 6 "Device Enabled" 0
Don't use the core pointer, that will not work; so now you still see the cursor but its click does nothing.
You can disable the keyboard the same way
xinput set-prop 8 "Device Enabled" 0
Use 1 to enable them again
This is a manual method, you can turn this into a script autostarted with the session.
xtrlock
Another solution is to use the little utility xtrlock
sudo apt install xtrlock
and then
xtrlock
Your mouse cursor will turn into a lock and typing on the keyboard or clicking will do nothing. But if you type your password, the lock will be removed.
My test shows it does not work on 2 monitors, only one (in wayland) but this is not your setup it seems.
answered Nov 30 at 11:12
solsTiCe
5,95422048
XInput
You can disable mouse and keyboard using libinput
In you session, open up a terminal and run
$ xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ xwayland-pointer:16 id=6 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ xwayland-relative-pointer:16 id=7 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ xwayland-keyboard:16 id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
So now you can disable the mouse, using the proper id:
xinput set-prop 6 "Device Enabled" 0
Don't use the core pointer, that will not work; so now you still see the cursor but its click does nothing.
You can disable the keyboard the same way
xinput set-prop 8 "Device Enabled" 0
Use 1 to enable them again
This is a manual method, you can turn this into a script autostarted with the session.
xtrlock
Another solution is to use the little utility xtrlock
sudo apt install xtrlock
and then
xtrlock
Your mouse cursor will turn into a lock and typing on the keyboard or clicking will do nothing. But if you type your password, the lock will be removed.
My test shows it does not work on 2 monitors, only one (in wayland) but this is not your setup it seems.
answered Nov 30 at 11:12
solsTiCe
5,95422048
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Why not turn off the screen? Eg.
sleep 1 ; xset dpms force off[source]. Other than that it sounds like you're after "kiosk mode" which Opera browser used to do really well.– pbhj
Dec 2 at 15:42
@pbhj The kiosk mode is a good hint, will take a look at it. Definitely a valid search word to find a suitable tool!
– PhilLab
Dec 7 at 18:12