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My apologies if this was too basic, but perhaps it's a starting point.
by jzombie 3y ago
My apologies if this was too basic, but perhaps it's a starting point.
- steviey19 3y agoNot at all! This is great. I think at a minimum I need some kind of gui with an icon for each binary (something like a very basic app launcher I guess). But what I like about your solution is that it’s about as simple as I was hoping to be able to achieve!
- jzombie 3y agoIf you're looking for super simple and you're a web dev, you could script together some page and use any server language to run the command. For instance, use Electron as your app launcher. Perfect it later if that's not your thing.
- steviey19 3y agoHow do I make sure only the electron app is displayed at boot? Also, one of the apps is a full screen unity game, will this be affected by not having a full desktop loaded?
- jzombie 3y agoAs far as making the electron app display at boot, my best guess would be to use it instead of the shell script I suggested earlier.... or, use the shell script, with the other steps commented-out, and just launch the electron app from there. In terms of not having a full desktop loaded, I don't know. My guess is that if you're running the libraries to launch the graphics system in the first place, it should work. However, luckily, I've been asking ChatGPT so far, haha, so I'll just ask it again. One second.
- jzombie 3y agoTo display only the Electron app or Unity game at boot, you'd typically want to create a systemd service that starts the systemd-nspawn container. You would then configure your display manager to automatically log into a session that only runs that service. Here is a step-by-step guide: *Step 1: Create a systemd service* Create a systemd service file at `/etc/systemd/system/myapp.service` with the following contents: ```ini [Unit] Description=Start My App [Service] ExecStart=/usr/bin/systemd-nspawn -D /path/to/container /root/launcher.sh Restart=always User=youruser Group=youruser [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target ``` Replace `/path/to/container` with the path to your container, and `youruser` with your username. Enable the service to run at boot with: ```bash sudo systemctl enable myapp.service ``` *Step 2: Configure your display manager* This step depends on which display manager you're using. If you're using LightDM, for example, you would create a new X session by creating a `.desktop` file at `/usr/share/xsessions/myapp.desktop` with the following contents: ```ini [Desktop Entry] Name=My App Exec=/usr/bin/systemctl start myapp.service Type=Application ``` You would then configure LightDM to automatically log in and start this session. Edit `/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf` to include these lines: ```ini [Seat:*] autologin-user=youruser autologin-session=myapp ``` Replace `youruser` with your username. This setup should start your systemd-nspawn container and display your Electron app or Unity game fullscreen at boot. As for your question about running a Unity game without a full desktop environment: yes, it should be possible. Both Electron and Unity should be able to create their own windows without relying on a desktop environment. The one caveat is that there may be certain features that rely on the desktop environment (such as system notifications), which would not be available. Note that this setup does not prevent the user from switching to other TTYs or sessions. If you want to restrict the user to your app, you'll need a more comprehensive "kiosk mode" setup that locks down the system at a lower level.
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