Unattended installation

Agama is able to install a system without user interaction. The user provides a definition of the system, known as a "profile", that describes how the system should look like (partitioning, networking, software selection, etc.) and Agama takes care of installing the system. This approach might sound familiar to AutoYaST users.

Agama uses Jsonnet, a superset of JSON, which allows writing readable and concise profiles. The example below instructs Agama to install Tumbleweed and create a first user so you can log in.

{
  product: {
    id: "Tumbleweed"
  },
  user: {
    fullName: "Jane Doe",
    userName: "jane.doe",
    password: "123456"
  }
}

It is possible to define the storage layout, which software to install, the network configuration, etc. Check the profile format section to learn more. Once you have your first profile, you might want to learn how to start the installation.

Finally, it is worth to mention that although Agama defines its own profile format, it is able to partially handle AutoYaST profiles. Please, check the AutoYaST support section for further information.