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
Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2018 12:12 AM
To: [email protected]
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 <[email protected]> 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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