Create an AWS AMI for Ubuntu with GUI which automatically launches web browser

Posted by Rory MacDonald on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Rory MacDonald
Published on 2012-06-09T16:30:08Z Indexed on 2012/06/09 16:42 UTC
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I've got an ubuntu AMI setup with ubuntu desktop installed and Chrome installed and set to boot on load (via the startup programmes menu within the ubuntu desktop)

I've created an image of this AMI, but any time I launch a new instance running this, the Ubuntu GUI doesn't seem to load, until I SSH into the machine, enable VNC and then connect via Chicken VNC to the machine. At that point, the desktop appears to load + starts the browser.

I really need the machine to boot and the browser to load without having to VNC into the machine.. Any help would be appreciated.

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