How to Configure kiosk on Ubuntu 14.04 and Chrome

Prerequisites

Step 1: Install Ubuntu Server with LTE

Step 2: Install apache2 on Ubuntu

Step 3: Set user login without password authentication

# vim /etc/sudoers
%sudo ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

Step 4: Install Packages

# sudo apt update
# sudo apt install --no-install-recommends xorg openbox google-chrome-stable pulseaudio

Step 5: Set user in audio group

# usermod -a -G audio $USER

Step 6: Create a kiosk file

# vim /opt/kiosk.sh

#!/bin/bash

xset -dpms
xset s off
openbox-session &
start-pulseaudio-x11

while true; do
rm -rf ~/.{config,cache}/google-chrome/
google-chrome --kiosk --no-first-run  'http://Website URL'
done

Step 7: Set execute permission

# chmod +x /opt/kiosk.sh

Step 8: Set Configurations

# vim /etc/init/kiosk.conf

start on (filesystem and stopped udevtrigger)
stop on runlevel [06]

console output
emits starting-x

respawn

exec sudo -u USERNAME startx /etc/X11/Xsession /opt/kiosk.sh --

Step 9: Start X Server

# dpkg-reconfigure x11-common
After screen appears select "Anybody" and press "OK"

Step 10: Start kiosk service

# cd /etc/init/
# start kiosk

Step 11: Set the service in grub configuration

# vim /etc/default/grub

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

Step 12: Update grub by executing command

# update-grub

Step 13: Install lightdm service

# apt-get install lightdm

Step 14: Disable Desktop by lightdm

# echo manual | sudo tee /etc/init/lightdm.override

Step 15: Start lightdm service

# start lightdm

Step 16: Create /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf File

Create a file /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and add the following content:

# vim /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=<YOUR USER>
autologin-user-timeout=0
user-session=ubuntu
greeter-session=unity-greeter

Step 17: Add service in startup script

# vim /etc/init.d/kisok
# service kisok start