At 01:25 PM 5/13/2020, James Szinger wrote:
On Tue, 12 May 2020 17:42:25 -0700 david david@daku.org wrote:
Folks
I've been trying to convert my systems to Centos 8, seeing the EOL on the horizon a few years away. One of my systems is a Mac-Mini, and support for that has been discontinued. I'm wondering what the community suggests among these alternatives:
I can't be specific since you didn't say how you're using the Mini. You don't even say if the Mini is PPC, i386, or x86_64.
- Stay with Centos 7 even after EOL hoping market pressures will
add Mac-Mini support
My guess is that RH will focus on the server market.
- Spend a few hundred dollars on a small, **quiet** replacement
(ugh)
2a) Stay on C7 until EOL (in 4 years). Then re-evaluate your hardware needs and availablilty.
Convert to the Debian/Ubuntu distro.
Hope someone figures out a solution.
Beware. This might end up being very fragile.
- Switch to Fedora which has better hardware support and more software.
Jim ___________
Jim Sorry that I omitted those details, so... Intended use: Gateway to my in-house network, providing DNS (internal only), DHCP, Mail server, and web server, backup storage for some systems
As a web server, the load is low, so large USB-connected disk works just fine. As a backup device, I am using ZFS and it works well. As a mail server, it's my personal mail primarily, likely running sendmail or postfix.
Mac-mini is an x86_64.
For use as a gateway, I use the Ethernet connect as a link to a gigabyte switch and WiFi access point, and use a usb-connected dongle for the ethernet connect to the modem/internet.
David