The firstboot utility runs after ALDOS installation. It guides the user through a series of steps that allows easier configuration of a newly installed machine.
NOTICE: this program is specific to ALDOS Linux distribution. Don't expect it to work in other Linux distros (without modifications), unless your distro uses SysVinit or any SysVinit-compatible init system (e.g. upstart) and it has installed the required components. The SysVinit stuff consists of sysvinit/fistboot init script and a hard-coded command at progs/firstboot file.
This project is based on the now deprecated 'firstboot' v18.6 by Martin Gracik from Red Hat. I just removed the SystemD stuff, back-ported the sysvinit stuff, re-branded .po and some .py files, and customize interface for ALDOS(1).
(1) ALDOS is a custom distribution I mantain. Based on non-SystemD Fedora.
You are welcome to contribute to this project or use it in your own project.
- Shows welcome splash. See modules/welcome.py file.
- Shows the EULA (currently GNU/GPLv2). See modules/eula.py file.
- (Re)Configure keyboard in case you missed it during installation. See firstboot/frontend.py file.
- Create new user and (re)setup authconfig. See modules/create_user.py file.
- Set date and local time and (optionally) setup sync with ntp servers. See modules/date.py.
- -m, --moduledir use an alternative module directory.
- -r, --reconfig Run wizard again to re-configure system.
- -s, --autoscreenshot Take automatic screenshots and save them into /root/firstboot-screenshots.
- -t, --test Run in test mode.
- --themedir Use an alternative theme directory.
To build:
- gettext
- make
- python2-devel
- python2-setuptools
Run-time:
- authconfig-gtk
- cracklib-python
- initscripts (specifically /etc/init.d/functions)
- libuser-python
- pygtk2
- python2 >= 2.6
- python-ethtool
- python-meh
- setuptool
- system-config-date
- system-config-keyboard
- system-config-users
- Migrate to PyGobject
- Migrate to Python 3.