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• root Password
• User Authentication Method
• User Management
• Hardware Configuration
• Finish Setup
This standard layout of a firstboot installation workflow is not mandatory. You can
enable or disable certain components or hook your own modules into the workflow.
To modify the firstboot workflow, manually edit the firstboot configuration file
/etc/
YaST2/firstboot.xml
. This XML file is a subset of the standard
control.xml
file that is used by YaST to control the installation workflow.
For an overview about proposals, see Example 20.1, “Configuring the Proposal Screens”
(page 276). This provides you with enough background to modify the firstboot installation
workflow. The basic syntax of the firstboot configuration file and how the key elements
are configured is explained with this example.
Example 20.1 Configuring the Proposal Screens
…
<proposals config:type="list">
❶
<proposal>
❷
<name>firstboot_hardware</name>
❸
<mode>installation</mode>
❹
<stage>firstboot</stage>
❺
<label>Hardware Configuration</label>
❻
<proposal_modules config:type="list">
❼
<proposal_module>printer</proposal_module>
❽
</proposal_modules>
</proposal>
<proposal>
…
</proposal>
</proposals>
❶
The container for all proposals that should be part of the firstboot workflow.
❷
The container for an individual proposal.
❸
The internal name of the proposal.
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