On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 4:37 PM david <david at daku.org> wrote: > > At 01:25 PM 5/13/2020, James Szinger wrote: > >On Tue, 12 May 2020 17:42:25 -0700 david <david at 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. > > > > > 1) 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. > > > > > 2) 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. > > > > > 3) Convert to the Debian/Ubuntu distro. > > > > > > 4) Hope someone figures out a solution. > > > >Beware. This might end up being very fragile. > > > >5) 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. > Two thoughts: 1) Have you considered moving the storage business to another host so not to have a single point of failure? 2) Would a $60 Raspberry Pi 4GB be a good replacement? 2 USB3 ports and 1 GB ether port. My Synology storage appliance thingie is much dumber than that and has not missed a beat in years. > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos