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Looking for a distro that creates users on first boot after installation (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I've started to collect good computers that are stuck on Windows 10 that are being discarded. I want to put Linux on them and give them away to less fortunate people in need of a computer. It would be easier if user names and passwords were not part of the install process but part of the first boot after installation. What distros should I look at?

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Silverblue and other distros like it fix this by not changing the running system. The pending update just becomes the running system on next boot.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    yeah, but they use immutable system images that you can't change even if you wanted to. KDE's update system is integrated with a systemd component that does the installation after a reboot, I think nowadays that's the best of both worlds

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    That isn't entirely true. You can change it as long as it is done via package overrides or overlays. Sure it rules out just compiling/installing something into your root unless you package it first but you can change it.

    I honestly like the fact that it effectively enforces every file in the immutable parts of the OS to be traceable back to some package.

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