How to Install FOG on macOS

FOG is a free open-source computer imaging solution for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It allows you to manage and deploy operating systems, applications, and configurations to large numbers of computers simultaneously. Follow these steps below to install FOG on your macOS computer.

Prerequisites

1. Ensure you have macOS version 10.9 or higher.
2. Download and install Xcode command line tools. You can install it via Terminal by running xcode-select --install.
3. Install Homebrew. You can install it via Terminal by running /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)".

Installation Steps

1. Open Terminal on your macOS computer.
2. Run brew update to update Homebrew.
3. Run brew install fog to install FOG on your computer.
4. Wait for the installation process to complete. This process may take some time depending on your computer's performance.
5. Once installation is complete, run fog start to start the FOG server.
6. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost/fog/management to access the FOG web interface.
7. Follow the FOG configuration wizard to configure your server and start using FOG.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you should now have FOG installed on your macOS computer. From here, you can start to use FOG to manage and deploy operating systems, applications, and configurations to large numbers of computers simultaneously.

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