Finalize slideshow setup on ubuntu, including removal of cursor on the slideshow tty

docs/finalize_setup.md

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ sudo -sHu root /bin/bash
 
 # Disable cloud-init as it's unnecessary for the purposes of this project
 touch /etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled
+nano -w /boot/firmware/cmdline.txt
+    remove console=tty1
 systemctl reboot
 
 # Login

docs/slideshow.md

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/fim-slideshow.sh
 cat > /etc/systemd/system/fim.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=fim slideshow
-After=network.target
+After=getty.target
 
 [Service]
 User=fim
@@ -190,6 +190,25 @@ EOF
 systemctl daemon-reload
 systemctl stop getty@tty1
 systemctl disable getty@tty1
+cat > /usr/local/bin/no-cursor-tty1.sh <<EOF
+#!/bin/bash
+/usr/bin/tput -T screen civis > /dev/tty1
+EOF
+chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/no-cursor-tty1.sh
+cat > /etc/systemd/system/no-cursor-tty1.service <<EOF
+[Unit]
+Description=Disable tty1 cursor
+After=getty.target
+
+[Service]
+User=root
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/no-cursor-tty1.sh
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl enable --now no-cursor-tty1
 systemctl enable --now fim
 apt install incron
 cat > /etc/incron.d/feh <<EOF