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systemd-firstboot

Initialize basic system settings on or before the first boot-up of a system. More information: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-firstboot.html.
  • Operate on the specified directory instead of the root directory of the host system:
    sudo systemd-firstboot --root={{path/to/root_directory}}
  • Set the system keyboard layout:
    sudo systemd-firstboot --keymap={{keymap}}
  • Set the system hostname:
    sudo systemd-firstboot --hostname={{hostname}}
  • Set the root user's password:
    sudo systemd-firstboot --root-password={{password}}
  • Prompt the user interactively for a specific basic setting:
    sudo systemd-firstboot --prompt={{setting}}
  • Force writing configuration even if the relevant files already exist:
    sudo systemd-firstboot --force
  • Remove all existing files that are configured by systemd-firstboot:
    sudo systemd-firstboot --reset
  • Remove the password of the system's root user:
    sudo systemd-firstboot --delete-root-password

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