When I selected the 'OEM' installation option when installing LXLE, the program created a user oem and a shortcut on his desktop "PREPARE TO SHIPMENT TO USER", which means "Prepare the PC for delivery to the user."

What is the OEM installation for?

For example, a store receives a computer and needs to install Linux on it. The installer runs "PREPARE TO SHIPMENT TO USER" and then shuts down the PC. The personal computer is then put into a box and sold. When turning on for the first time, the user comes up with a name for the computer, indicates his name and password.

In this case, when installing Linux LXLE, I chose the “OEM” installation method. Below I will show what happens next. When the user turns on the PC for the first time. And what pitfalls exist in this case.

Description of turning on Linux for the first time after OEM installation

Шаг1. Language selection. Since LXLE is based on Ubuntu, the localization is excellent. Many languages ​​of all nations of the world are available:

Select the desired language.

Шаг2. Selecting a keyboard layout

Шаг3. Refusal to connect to the Wi-Fi network

"I don't want to connect to Wi-Fi at the moment"

Шаг4. Select time zone.

Шаг5. Invent Username, login account name, passwords

After entering the user account information, continue.

Шаг6. Install and configure user profile settings

Completing installation and configuration:

At the end of the installation, a window about updating packages will appear on the screen:

Шаг7. Restart PC

Шаг8. First user login - you must enter the password you came up with in step No. 6.

Шаг9. The desktop will now appear.

Connected to the Internet using the Wi-Fi applet, the icon of which is visible in the upper right corner of the screen.
Launched "sakura" (ALT+F2 - sakura). On behalf of the superuser, I executed two standard commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get full-upgrade

The package update process has begun:

"Yes" - update packages

Шаг10. In the case of configuration files, you need to decide whether to replace the file. During the Linux LXLE update, in all cases I did the appropriate thing - replace the configuration file with the new one supplied with the package:

I change the release name from LXLE Linux 64 to Ubuntu 20.04.5:

I studied the changes in the Samba configuration file (the service provides access to the MS Windows network, including shared folders and printers), since the new file indicates “Standalone server” (a single server or workstation) and this option suits me.

In the “Samba Server and Utilities” text window, clicked OK, moving the cursor using the TAB button and confirming the selection with the Enter key.

Select "Install version from package"

Шаг11. Completing the system update.

Шаг12. Then I installed additional language packs (for Russification of LibreOffice) in the menu Start - Control Menu - Settings - Languages -(select language)- Install language packs.

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