ISO/installer release

A later aim of this project will be to create a distro that's straightforward to install (without relying on Ansible).

Some thoughts from @tecleandor@sidraco.in on Mastodon:

For building custom ISOs I don't have reference of any "universal" builders, but by memory there are a couple things that maybe can align with your ideas.

For Ubuntu, customizing the preseed file (plus probably adding the needed packages to the iso):
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization

I don't have much experience with Alma Linux (or Red Hat/CentOS for that matter), but perhaps Red Hat's Image Builder can work with Alma images:
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html-single/composing_a_customized_rhel_system_image/index

I'm not in front of my computer now but maybe checking Alma and Ubuntu CI processes for creating their ISO images can give some light to the generation process.

No files, tests, or entry points are identified. Review the linked Ubuntu InstallCDCustomization and Red Hat Image Builder references, then examine Alma and Ubuntu CI processes for ISO generation. Done would require a defined, straightforward installer or distro build that does not rely on Ansible, but this issue does not specify acceptance criteria.