How to Install Ganeti on macOS

This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Ganeti on macOS.

Pre-requisites

Before you can install Ganeti, make sure you have the following:

• macOS version 10.10 or newer
• Homebrew package manager installed

Steps to install Ganeti

1. Open Terminal on your macOS.

2. Install the dependencies needed for Ganeti by running the following command:

   $ brew install autoconf automake libtool autoconf-archive pkg-config libyaml gflags glog protobuf pcre2 curl py2cairo libnetfilter_queue
   

3. Clone the Ganeti source code from the official website using git by running the following command:

   $ git clone https://github.com/ganeti/ganeti.git
   

4. Navigate to the newly cloned Ganeti directory:

   $ cd ganeti
   

5. Build and compile the Ganeti source code by running the following commands:

   $ autoreconf -i
   $ ./configure --localstatedir=/var --sysconfdir=/etc
   $ make
   

6. Install Ganeti by running the following command:

   $ sudo make install
   

7. Verify that Ganeti has been installed successfully by running the following command:

   $ ganeti --version
   

   You should see the version of Ganeti you just installed.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Ganeti on your macOS. Now you can use Ganeti to manage your virtual machines.

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