2.38.5102170.1 MB
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WPE Webkit in kiosk mode. Intended for mir-kiosk on embedded devices.
WPE Webkit [1] is an official port of the WebKit project.
This snap packages WPE, backend libraries and the cog web app container [2] in kiosk mode. Requires the
On Core systems, the browser is running as a service, and will be automatically restarted after
On desktop systems, the application
From the WPE website: “WPE WebKit allows embedders to create simple and performant
systems based on Web platform technologies. It is designed with hardware
acceleration in mind, leveraging common 3D graphics APIs for best
performance.”
1: https://wpewebkit.org
2: https://github.com/Igalia/cog
3: https://gitlab.com/glancr/wpe-webkit-snap/-/blob/main/README.md
This snap packages WPE, backend libraries and the cog web app container [2] in kiosk mode. Requires the
ubuntu-frame snap (formerly mir-kiosk) on Ubuntu Core, or a compatible Wayland compositor on desktop systems. See the README [3] for limitations and options. On Core systems, the browser is running as a service, and will be automatically restarted after
ubuntu-frame (or mir-kiosk) refreshes.On desktop systems, the application
wpe-webkit-mir-kiosk.cog starts the launcher in windowed mode, suitable for testing.From the WPE website: “WPE WebKit allows embedders to create simple and performant
systems based on Web platform technologies. It is designed with hardware
acceleration in mind, leveraging common 3D graphics APIs for best
performance.”
1: https://wpewebkit.org
2: https://github.com/Igalia/cog
3: https://gitlab.com/glancr/wpe-webkit-snap/-/blob/main/README.md
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