mss
June 2, 2025, 2:52pm
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Hello,
We own a computer shop, and we would like to offer Zorin OS to our customers.
However, we would prefer not to create an account for our customers during setup.
Is there a way to install Zorin OS without an account, similar to Windows, so that when the customer turns on the PC, the account creation process begins?
mss:
Is there a way to install Zorin OS without an account, similar to Windows, so that when the customer turns on the PC, the account creation process begins?
Yes, you have to boot the Live usb using OEM mode and then start the installation.
I volunteer at a non profit refurbishing used computers for resale. For the last two or three years I have been installing Zorin core on the computers that come in with Windows 7 or older. On the older of those computers I install Zorin Lite.
Previously I would hit tab on the first install window. I would add this text to the end of the line:
"oem-config/enable=true ---"
This changes the install mode to oem. It leaves an icon on the desktop (Prepare for end user) that I click in order to …
You can do an oem install on Zorin OS quite easily.
2 different ways.
1: This way you have to do every time you boot off of the liveCD / USB.
When you get to the boot menu, press the "Tab" key to edit the menu entry.
You simply need to add "oem-config/enable=true" ( without quotes ) after the word "splash". So the whole line would read:
linux /casper/vmlinuz boot=casper maybe-ubiquity quiet splash oem-config/enable=true ---
Then press Ctrl-x or F10 to boot into OEM Mode.
2: This way is ac…
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