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This was done using a raspberry pi 4 8gb. Click here for an Amazon search.<\/a><\/p>\n

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sudo su
apt update
apt upgrade -y
apt install xdotool -y
nano \/etc\/xdg\/lxsession\/LXDE-pi\/autostart

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@xset s off
@xset -dpms
@xset s noblank
sed -i 's\/\"exited_cleanly\":false\/\"exited_cleanly\":true\/' ~\/.config\/chromium\/'Local State'
sed -i 's\/\"exited_cleanly\":false\/\"exited_cleanly\":true\/; s\/\"exit_type\":\"[^\"]+\"\/\"exit_type\":\"Normal\"\/' ~\/.config\/chromium\/Default\/Preferences
@chromium-browser --kiosk https:\/\/app.powerbi.com\/links\/dLcv3eb_jp?ctid=0de18311-713c-4cd5-8387-e150f01a95f9&pbi_source=linkShare&bookmarkGuid=cc61da26-0fce-4af5-8a>
@\/home\/pi\/Desktop\/xauth_root.sh
@\/home\/pi\/Desktop\/refresh.sh

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nano \/home\/pi\/Desktop\/xauth_root.sh

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#!\/bin\/bash

#
# source: https:\/\/raspberrypi.stackexchange.com\/questions\/1719\/x11-connection-rejected-because-of-wrong-authentication
#
touch \/root\/.Xauthority
xauth merge \/home\/pi\/.Xauthority
export XAUTHORITY=\/root\/.Xauthority

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chmod 755 \/home\/pi\/Desktop\/xauth_root.sh
nano \/home\/pi\/Desktop\/refresh.sh

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#!\/bin\/bash
#
# also see instructions here: https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/forums\/viewtopic.php?t=178206#p1239241
#
# To make this run with sudo (which is the case when run at boot), execute \"xauth_root.sh\" before running this script.
#
# xdotools setup instructions found here: http:\/\/theembeddedlab.com\/tutorials\/simulate-keyboard-mouse-events-xdotool-ra>
#
# This will only set up the DISPLAY variable for one command
DISPLAY=:0 xdotool key \"ctrl+F5\"
# This will set up the DISPLAY variable for every command executed on this terminal,
# and child processes spawned from this terminal
export DISPLAY=:0
while true; #create an infinite loop
do
xdotool key \"ctrl+F5\" &
sleep 300 #refresh time in seconds so 300 = every 5 min
done

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