{"id":138,"date":"2009-12-03T13:47:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-03T12:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoover.gplrank.de\/?p=138"},"modified":"2009-12-03T13:48:20","modified_gmt":"2009-12-03T12:48:20","slug":"linux-mints-oem-install","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoover.gplrank.de\/?p=138","title":{"rendered":"Linux Mint’s “OEM Install”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"linuxmint.t\"<\/p>\n

If you’ve been wondering what’s behind Linux Mint 8’s fabulous OEM install, here’s the deal: Mint won’t boot into a desktop from the live cd, but straight into the installation routine.<\/p>\n

Installation itself works as usual, however a default user called “oem” is created which you can later rename to your liking be editing & replacing “oem” in the following files:<\/p>\n

\/etc\/passwd<\/pre>\n
\/etc\/shadow<\/pre>\n
\/etc\/gshadow<\/pre>\n
\/etc\/group<\/pre>\n
Summary: “OEM installation” is a quick, painless way to install Linux Mint 8 without having the live environment (GNOME and friends) taking up precious RAM that could otherwise serve as i\/o buffer cache, speeding up disk \/ stick \/cdrom access, generally speeding up the installation process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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