[LAPTOP] Howto create an OEM CD [or pre-install Linux]

[saivinoba]

Hi all,

I would like to know how to create an OEM iso for any linux distro. Is it something only a programmer or linux expert can do or anybody can do it? My plan is to prepare a Kubuntu 14.04 OEM with some customizations like installing kubuntu-restricted-extras, removing some softwares (especially where we have more than one application for the same task) etc.

Here is the longer version of my question. I have two laptops which I'm not using much. I would like to donate them to somebody who may have need for them (they are not all that ancient/broken). I can wipe out current distro and give them what is called a nakedPC. But I would prefer to pre-install linux on them. In doing so I would be achieving three things:
1) Satisfaction that these laptops will still serve somebody who may need them, instead of ending up in junkyard.
2) Spreading linux in my own little way.
3) Opportunity to learn something new (about OEM installs in this case).

This is what I know about OEM OS: It is OS pre-installed for later consumption by another user. Software is installed (and customized) except the creation of user account, some settings like language, keyboard layout, timezone etc. When the other user boots up for the first time, he will be presented with screens/menu to create a useraccount and the settings mentioned above. Once done, the PC is ready to be used by the user.

There is a nice explanation about OEM on the LinuxMint (segfault) site. It only confirmed my ideas about OEM. It did not explain how a OEM CD is created. That is what I would like to know.

There is LinuxMint OEM iso, but only available for cinnamon and MATE editions, not for KDE or XFCE. I like KDE better. As stated above I'm planning to create a Kubuntu OEM iso i.e., pre-install Kubuntu on my two laptops, ready to be given away.

Can somebody guide me?

[vinnywright]

open muon and type OEM in the search bar .......you will see the packages and scripts .

how to use them , I dont know but some more Googling may help :-P

VINNY

[vinnywright]

OK scratch that ,,,,,apparently you can (I just looked at 1 of my liveUSB's) just boot the install media and as soon as it starts to load press any key and you will get an option screen , press F4 and you will see the OEM option

look hear http://askubuntu.com/questions/36671...ne-oem-install

its for Ubuntu-12.04 but still relevant

VINNY

[saivinoba]

Hi Vinny, "Linux....ROCKS", so do you. :-) Thank you so much. This is what I was looking for. Since I wanted to install Kubuntu, the explanation solves my immediate problem.

However, I think this is one of those user-friendly, business-friendly goodies from Ubuntu which is has passed on to Ubuntu-based distros as well. But what about other distros? What if I want to pre-install Debian, openSUSE, Fedora, Slackware etc...Can you point me to some reading materials? I am googling as I type this, but your search gave better result last time! All I got was links to Windows OEM license :-)

[vinnywright]

Hi Vinny, "Linux....ROCKS", so do you. :-) Thank you so much. This is what I was looking for. Since I wanted to install Kubuntu, the explanation solves my immediate problem.

However, I think this is one of those user-friendly, business-friendly goodies from Ubuntu which is has passed on to Ubuntu-based distros as well. But what about other distros? What if I want to pre-install Debian, openSUSE, Fedora, Slackware etc...Can you point me to some reading materials? I am googling as I type this, but your search gave better result last time! All I got was links to Windows OEM license :-)

you should do your search with the distro you are looking at as part of the search term ,,,,,,when I found the link I posted the search was just ,,, "Ubuntu OEM install"

VINNY