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?

  • filister@lemmy.world
    27·
    15 hours ago

    You can try NixOS, there you can declaratively create users even set their passwords by providing the hash of their pass in the config file. It can also set the config of all your apps and have different sets of apps installed and configured depending on certain conditions.

      • BCsven@lemmy.ca
        1·
        4 hours ago

        I forget which distro now, but I installed one that on first boot cones to a welcome screen for adding a user. Install just got the OS ready to deploy. It was a bigger distro, but I forget

        • Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
          71·
          13 hours ago

          I’d argue that it’s not even a veteran-friendly distro, given the steep learning curve. 😅

          still love it, tho. ❄️❤️