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Display a graphical web page on Ubuntu Server

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I have a raspberry pi running Ubuntu Server connected to a large display that needs to display a webpage containing HTML and CSS to show information is the lobby at my workplace.
If possible, I would like to have the webpage run in a browser like chromium in a basic x session, no proper desktop environment or anything.

Here’s what I’ve tried:
Installing xorg and Openbox, which worked, but I’d prefer to not have to run the browser in a window manager/desktop environment, if possible.

In a nutshell, I need to run a single graphical web browser full screen in a basic x session.

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answered 1 Year ago ranquctive · Accepted Answer

I found the answer to my question:
To do this, we will run Chromium in Kiosk mode.
First, install chromium and xorg:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install chromium-browser xorg

Now, you can start Chromium in kiosk mode with this command:

startx /usr/bin/chromium-browser —-kiosk <website>

You would replace “website” with the website you would like to visit. To exit kiosk mode, do alt+f4.