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0 pointsdahfizz5y ago0 comments

> So if someone has a headless OS X contraption on offer, I want to hear some more about it.

This project relies on OSX-KVM, which is a thing that already exists. The dockerization of that project (what this post is about) is a gimmick as described by GP.

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kogepathic5y ago

I was so excited when I read:

> This Dockerfile automates the installation of OSX-KVM inside a docker container.

Except it automates the fetching of the macOS installation media and launching qemu, which is exactly what OSX-KVM already does. [1] This project does nothing additional to automate the actual installation of macOS inside the VM.

I wish Apple supported installation automation like Microsoft does with sysprep (or Linux with kickstart/preseed). The best I've found is Arduino USB devices that pretend to be a keyboard and mouse to manually advance the installer, which is super lame "automation"

[1] https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM/blob/master/OpenCore-Boot....

xaduha5y ago

> This project does nothing additional to automate the actual installation of macOS inside the VM.

This one does https://github.com/myspaghetti/macos-virtualbox

Not fully, not perfectly, but does. It periodically asks you to press enter and wait.

dahfizzOP5y ago

> The best I've found is Arduino USB devices that pretend to be a keyboard and mouse to manually advance the installer, which is super lame "automation".

Definitely not great as an actual process, but this sounds like a super cool project!

wadkar5y ago

I don’t see any requirement for Apple to provide such functionality. This is simply because all Apple devices come with an OS preinstalled.

And you have tools like Jamf for any enterprise fleet management needs

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