Install Player on Linux devices

Tested on

• Ubuntu
• Fedora

Supported Features

Below are the supported features:

• Media

  • Images
  • Videos
  • Templates
  • Canva
  • Follow us App
  • Twitter
  • RSS and News App
  • Text Tickers Apps
  • YouTube
  • Google Docs
  • Google Slides
  • Google Sheets
  • Weather Apps

• Screen Rotate

• Schedules

• Groups

• Media Lifetime

• Screen Restart

• Remote screenshot

• Automatic Software Update

• Channels

Pre Installation steps

• Make sure the latest Chrome or Chromium Browser is installed.
• Disable the screen saver:

1. Start the application Settings
2. Choose Privacy under the personal heading
3. Choose Screen Lock
4. Toggle Automatic Screen Lock from the default “ON” to “OFF”

• Hide Notifications:

1. Go to Settings
2. Click on Notifications in the sidebar to open the panel.
3. Switch Do Not Disturb to on.
4. Switch Lock Screen Notifications to off.

• Prevent Screen Sleep:

1. Go to Settings
2. Go to Power Settings, then navigate to Power Savings Option
3. Set Screen Blank to Never

• Clean Apps: Uninstall all unneeded programs to prevent interference with the digital signage app.

• Disable Auto Update of Installed Apps (printer apps, Adobe Acrobat) to prevent them from popping up on the screen while digital signage is playing.

• To disable the automatic update notification from appearing on your screen when the digital signage is playing:

1. Open the Software & Updates from the Unity Dash or run Software-properties-gtk in a terminal.
2. Go to the Updates tab.
3. Uncheck the box for Automaticall check for updates.
4. Uncheck the box for Notify me of a new Ubuntu Version if this option is available.
5. Close the app.

Note: This will stop the Ubuntu from automatically downloading and installing updates, whcih can make your system, less secure and stable.

Installation steps

• Step 1: Open Terminal

• Step 2: Copy paste the below script into the terminal:

  For (64-bit):

  /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://appds.io/linux/64.sh)"
  copy

  This script will create a folder under your home directory called “digital-signage” and download the player binary, then set up a startup script to start the app on boot time.

• Step 3: Restart your device by writting reboot in the terminal

  reboot