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[Lance <lbsolost@xxxxxxxxx>]

Please consider this largely thinking out loud on my part. I'm only an iso-tester with no ties to the actual development end of things, but I did a bit of studying that I hope may be helpful regarding this.

I pulled up the Ubuntu and Lubuntu live-i386 Beta 1 iso-tracker pages:

http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/test/6450

http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/test/6386

You'll see that OEM testing was listed under the Ubuntu image but not the Lubuntu image. (OT but the same was true of Wubi installs). So I suspect that Ubuntu development just isn't there yet with Lubuntu, but that's just a guess.

Ultimately I think two things are required here:

1) File a bug from the fresh OEM install if possible by opening lxterminal and running 'ubuntu-bug ubiquity' which will allow apport to collect info, then give the bug a title and I'd think the same explanation you provided here would be sufficient as a description.

2) Maybe Phill or Julien could correspond with Colin Watson (or another installer team member) via IRC channel #ubuntu-installer regarding the status of OEM installs with Lubuntu live images.

Note: sorry I haven't yet managed to tackle IRC-chat, I have tried but my visual impairment always gets the best of me :^/

I hope this might be at least slightly helpful, as always thanks to everyone for all they do,

Lance

--- On Sun, 9/4/11, Richard Foulkes <rbsfou@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Richard Foulkes <rbsfou@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Lubuntu-desktop] OEM Mode doesn't work?
To: "Lubuntu" <lubuntu-desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 3:35 PM

Hi guys,

I've just installed the beta1 i386 desktop iso in vmware - and i'm
disappointed to see that the OEM installation mode still isn't working.

I didn't enter a name for the 'batch of systems', selected 'download
updates whilst installing', automatic partitioning options, timezone
Europe/London, UK standard keyboard, and set the hostname and password
for the temporary user.

As with ubuntu desktop, the OEM user is created (uid/gid 29999), but the
oem-config-prepare script is missing. I don't know how oem mode works on
a regular ubuntu in terms of which packages are installed.

If i manually install the oem-config package (and its dependencies),
then run oem-config-prepare then i DO get the 'out of box experience' -
however it's in the console not X - plus i am prompted to install
packages for ubuntu server!

I have a feeling that this bug might hinder lubuntu's official adoption
as an official derivative which would be a shame.

I like the ubiquity slideshow though - looks very nice!
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