[tor-relays] Continuing To Run A Relay On Mac OS High Sierra ViaHomebrew After A New Mac OS Version Is Released

[marvel]

>How could I install Linux on a 2011 iMac?

There are guides out there and many options. One is to install a
gnu/linux OS on the hardware directly rather than using a hypervisor.
E.g. https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Apple


>could I set Linux as the default OS to boot from?

Yes, see above


>could I copy my relay fingerprint over?

See https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq#UpgradeOrMove



On 04/10/18 09:20, Keifer Bly wrote:
>
> How could I install Linux on a 2011 iMac? I know I could run a virtual
> machine, but could I set Linux as the default OS to boot from? If I
> were to do this, could I copy my relay fingerprint over?
>
>  
>
> Thanks.
>
> *From: *Spiros Andreou <mailto:mail at spiros.io>
> *Sent: *Thursday, October 4, 2018 12:12 AM
> *To: *tor-relays at lists.torproject.org
> <mailto:tor-relays at lists.torproject.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [tor-relays] Continuing To Run A Relay On Mac OS High
> Sierra ViaHomebrew After A New Mac OS Version Is Released
>
>  
>
> Hi Keifer,
>
> You could install linux on the Mac and run the relay there - if you
> need a GUI then Ubuntu or Elementary are good distributions to run.
> Ubuntu uses apt for its package manager "under the hood" so once
> you're up and running installing Tor would be as simple as issuing
> "apt-get install Tor" from a root terminal.
>
> Alternatively if you install xcode you will be able to compile Tor
> from source, which is a little more involved than using homebrew but
> will allow you to keep up to date.
>
> You can try Linux in a virtual machine on your Mac to make sure it
> does what you need it to.
>
> Good luck!
>
> On October 4, 2018 6:28:03 AM UTC, Keifer Bly <keifer.bly at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>     Hi all,
>
>      
>
>     So I am having a bit of a dilemma, the computer I am running my
>     relay on is running Mac OS High Sierra, and despite the fact that
>     Apple Support had priorly told me it would be able to run Mojave
>     (via the serial number) when I go to install Mojave, I get an
>     error saying Mojave “cannot be installed on this computer”. Ugh.
>
>      
>
>     As my relay is running via homebrew, I created a homebrew support
>     ticket for this incident, and this was their response.
>
>      
>
>     “Generally homebrew supports only the last 3 releases, which would
>     mean you have 2 more years of bottle support at least. It doesn’t
>     mean it’ll stop working the day after it ends though. While having
>     an up to date system is a good thing, the homebrew packages might
>     very well work for years after official support is dropped, you’ll
>     just have to compile updates for yourself.”
>
>      
>
>     The official homebrew support ticket can be viewed here:
>     https://discourse.brew.sh/t/continued-support-for-certain-processes-on-older-versions-of-mac-os/3119
>
>      
>
>      
>
>     Seeing as they say homebrew supports the last three releases of
>     Mac OS, I should be fine for another while. However, they hinted
>     that the main thing that is dropped support for is bottles, so I
>     am wondering if running the tor relay software via homebrew
>     requires this process? I can’t really buy a new computer right
>     now, and that’s the only available that isn’t a laptop, so I am
>     trying to find available options. Thanks all.
>
>      
>
>
> -- 
> Spiros Andreou
>
>  
>
>
>
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