I have some steps I'll post shortly that drastically reduces the complexity to do the very same thing.
It's no wonder Linux has been unable to capture much of the Desktop market. When people see how much 'work' is involved just to boot a system and run a slideshow.My goal when posting the directions was to just show what I had done. I wrote the directions out so that even a complete newbie to Linux could do the project. I set some simple goals to make it to where it would pretty much run on any old laptop and could be updated by anyone.
If you really want a simple picture frame us freedos with the free lxpic program. Only 20 K.
I wanted to play with linux and learn that is why I did it the way i did.I also look forward to seeing your direcitons As the old saying goes (just a saying)
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
There are probably at lease a dozen or so ways to create a linux picture frame device.
There is no "right way" or "wrong way".
And that's a good thing. I'm sick of self-appointed guardians of the "Desktop market", IE: Microsoft, telling me what is the "right way" to do something.
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