diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/initprofile.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/initprofile.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b96eb150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/initprofile.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+ln -s $1/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz $2/boot/kernel && \
+ln -s $1/images/pxeboot/initrd.img $1/boot/initramfs/distribution
+
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/profile.yaml b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/profile.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a582ad16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/profile.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+label: %%DISTRO%% %%VERSION%% %%ARCH%% (Default Profile)
+kernelargs: quiet
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/default/initprofile.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/default/initprofile.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd8cdd8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/default/initprofile.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+ln -s $1/1/boot/x86_64/loader/linux $2/boot/kernel && \
+ln -s $1/1/boot/x86_64/loader/initrd $2/boot/initramfs/distribution
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/default/profile.yaml b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/default/profile.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a582ad16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/default/profile.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+label: %%DISTRO%% %%VERSION%% %%ARCH%% (Default Profile)
+kernelargs: quiet
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/initprofile.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/initprofile.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d493bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/initprofile.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+ln -s $1/casper/vmlinuz $2/boot/kernel && \
+ln -s $1/casper/initrd $2/boot/initramfs/distribution
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/profile.yaml b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/profile.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a582ad16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04/profiles/default/profile.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+label: %%DISTRO%% %%VERSION%% %%ARCH%% (Default Profile)
+kernelargs: quiet