Ansible role to install the Midori web rowser in kiosk mode on Debian

• Install and configure Plymouth boot splash screen.
• Install Xorg, matchbox VM, and Midori
• Auto login as configurable user and run Midori

Compatibility

• Debian 9 (stretch)

Variables

States of packages and services

• kiosk_packagess_state (installed/latest): Whether to make sure the latest packages are installed (default: latest)

Boot process

• grub2_graphics_mode (string): Grub2 graphics mode (default: "1024x768x32")
• grub2_stable_netnames (boolean): Use stable inteface names. Disable when using vagrant (default: true)
• initramfs_modules (list): Modules to load in the initramfs (graphics drivers for plymouth) (default: "intel_agp", "drm", "i915 modeset=1")
• plymouth_theme (string): Theme for plymouth the splash screen (default: solar)
• autologin_user (string): User running the kiosk mode processes (default: vagrant)
• autologin_group (string): Group running the kiosk mode processes (default: vagrant)
• kiosk_user_home_dir (string): Home directory of the kiosk mode user (default: /home/vagrant)

Midori

• kiosk_url (installed/latest): URL to open in Midori (default: https://groenholdt.net)
• kiosk_reload_url_seconds (installed/latest): Continuously reload URI after this many seconds (default: 30)
• kiosk_command (string): Command to run after system boot to X.