Is there a way to "pre-install" Slackware Linux onto a computer (laptop or otherwise), and if so, how would I go about doing that? And the reason I am asking is because I am considering the possibility of maybe selling computers with Slackware Linus on them so that all said buyer would need to do is choose a user name and password.

well i had a similar idea to do that in Ghana to 1) promote Linux 2) i was going to donate a % to Mr V for each sale. Are you going to do that ?

my flight has been cancelled about 6 times due to Corvid 19.

if you look at live slackware they have generic pass like "live" and "live" . So you just install with some root password, then coach your buyer they will use " passwd" to change it, maybe something easy to remember like Trump ? and then adduser or useradd to create a new normal user.

I just wanted to see if it could be done in the first place before deciding what my next step would be. I do know that Windows offers OEM-type installation disks which do that, but wasn't sure if Slackware Linux has the same type of software or not.

ah got you, actually that would be handy ..

So is there a way to "pre install" Slackware Linux so that all the user would need to do is configure the username and password, and if so, how do i go about doing that?

You want to sell these computers with Slackware pre-installed, so why should we do all the work for you?
My best advice is that you study the Slackware boot process very carefully, understand how the Slackware setup works and then create a customization that allows you to fulfill your desires.

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I have to differ a bit from the other posters. I don't see this as being primarily about understanding the Slackware install process.

I suggest that you look for information on how to create and install an operating system image, "image" being the key word.

I understand that that is what manufacturers do. They do not install the OS step-by-step on each machine; rather, they create an image for a particular hardware configuration and then "flash" the image onto each machine when it's time has come.

You might take a look at Clonezilla, though I've never used it in this way.

Even with Clonezilla, you'd have to create a tool that will only start on first boot, prompts for the creation of a non-root user account, assigns a hostname, configures the network, picks a slackpkg mirror, lets you choose a DE, and so on.

These are all tasks that are also performed by the Slackware setup. Well, with the exception of the user account creation but liveslak's 'setup2hd' does that step as well, so it is easy to copy into your own first-boot program..

I've done something similar. Adapt it to his use case is left to the OP as an exercise.

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I was'nt asking anybody "to do all the work for me", I was just asking if there is any information on how it could be done,and if so, where could I find said information?

There is no "OEM" installation support in Slackware.

The basic approach is to create an image. Then write a shell script to prep the system for the new user. The script will create user accounts, change the hostname, configure the network. etc.

At work I have such an imaging system for workstations and laptops. Takes about 15 minutes to prep a new disk. After prepping all I do is install the disk in the target computer.

There was some trial and error to create the final image and support script. Nothing overwhelming and the prototyping and testing took several lazy afternoons until I was satisfied with the final image.

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How would you suggest that I do that with Slackware Linux (which already has DVD images available)?

This question as your previous posts in this thread lead me to think that your best chance of success would be to hire someone to do the job.