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Install the stock Raspian Image (Current Version: 2018-06-27-raspbian-stretch)

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theme	Midnight
title	Installation
linenumbers	true

sudo apt --purge remove wolfram-engine libreoffice* python-pygame minecraft-pi emacs emacs24 geany scratch scratch2 sonic-pi
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php php-mysql php-memcache php-curl php-soap php-imap memcached php-gd php-pear php-mcrypt phpmyadmin php-net-imap mysql-server nmap whois libapache2-mod-php php-cli php-json fping mysql-client python-mysqldb mtr-tiny ipmitool imagemagick rsync screen minicom apache2-utils fence-agents git-all

Kiosk Mode:

Browser:
Open the browser and disable all extensions which may cause an issue with Kiosk mode.

Settings (three vertical dots) > More tools > Extensions > Uncheck all Enable boxes

Startup Scripts:

Open the configuration file pertaining to the GUI display manager and turn off the screen sleep. Add to the [Seat:*] section.

 sudo vim /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
     
 xserver-command=X -s 0 -dpms

Declare the required variables in the session environment of the picked user(s). Add to the end of the file.

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Back to CLI, edit the file responsible for automatic command/process submission upon boot (for the user(s) of your choice)

sudo nano /home/pi/.config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart

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@lxpanel --profile LXDE-pi @pcmanfm --desktop --profile LXDE-pi @xscreensaver -no-splash @point-rpi @chromium-browser --kiosk --incognito http://localhost @xset s noblank @xset s off @xset -dpms

Desktop Launcher: http://images.clipartpanda.com/plant-clipart-sample140313a.png Image Removed

sudo nano /etc/xdg/menus/growbox-applications.menu

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<!DOCTYPE Menu PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD Menu 1.0//EN"
"http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/menu-spec/menu-1.0.dtd">
  <!-- GrowBox -->
  <Menu>
    <Name>Grow Box Tools</Name>
    <Directory>growbox.directory</Directory>
    <Include>
       <Category>growbox</Category>
    </Include>
  </Menu> 
  <!-- End GrowBox -->

sudo nano /usr/share/desktop-directories/growbox.directory

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[Desktop Entry] Name=Grow Box Tools Icon=/home/pi/Pictures/plant-icon.png Type=Directory

sudo nano /usr/share/applications/growbox-dashboard.desktop

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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Growbox Dashboard
Exec=/usr/bin/chromium-browser --kiosk --incognito http://localhost
Icon=/home/pi/Pictures/plant-icon.png
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=false
Type=Application
Categories=growbox
Comment=Launch Growbox WebUI

Set desktop background

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pcmanfm -w /home/pi/Pictures/plant-icon.png --wallpaper-mode=fit

Modify System Menu

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linenumbers	true

cd /usr/share/applications 
sudo rm Thonny* sense_emu_gui.desktop idle* display-im6.q16.desktop rp_prefapps.desktop debian-reference-common.desktop
cd /usr/share/raspi-ui-overrides/applications/
sudo rm magpi.desktop idle* python-games.desktop debian-reference-common.desktop geany.desktop raspi_getstart.desktop help.desktop raspi_resources.desktop python-games.desktop

Temp Sensor:

Add the following to the end of the file

nano /boot/config.txt

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#Temp Sensor Edit dtoverlay=w1-gpio

Add to the end of the file before the 'exit 0' line

sudo nano /etc/rc.local

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sudo modprobe w1-gpio sudo modprobe w1_therm

Disabling Warning Overlays: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/config-txt/misc.md

Edit /boot/config.txt and add

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#Disable Warning Overlays and allow turbo mode avoid_warnings=2

Generate a new Registration Key Hash for growbox_login.php:

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php confs/growbox_hash_gen.php test

Ex Output:

Image RemovedUbuntu Server of Minimal (I prefer minimal)

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https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu/ https://github.com/nodesource/distributions/blob/master/README.md

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theme	Midnight
title	Installation
linenumbers	true

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 9DA31620334BD75D9DCB49F368818C72E52529D4
echo "deb [ arch=amd64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bionic/mongodb-org/4.0 multiverse" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.0.list
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_11.x | sudo -E bash -
apt update
apt upgrade
sudo apt install -y mongodb-org nodejs nmap whois rsync screen minicom git

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