Homebrew complements macOS (or your Linux system). Install your RubyGems with gem and their dependencies with brew. 'To install, drag this icon' no more. Homebrew Cask installs macOS apps, fonts and plugins and other non-open source software. If you need to test a software on Mac OSX, and it is not justifiable for you to get a new Macbook, a good way is to install the Mac OSX as a virtual machine in your Windows (or Linux) based PC.
NSoT engineers have built Vagrantfiles for you to deploy NSoT software in a multitude of linux environments. This tutorial will help you load a Macintonsh computer (OS X) with Vagrant, Virtual Box, and dependencies so that you can start virtual servers and test the software.
NSoT publishes complete installation instructions for linux distributions, branch versions, and Vagrantfiles in addition to, not an alternative for the pip install method:
The Goal:
You can directly download virtualbox and install or use homebrew for it. $ brew cask install virtualbox Now install Vagrant either from the website or use homebrew for installing it. $ brew cask install vagrant. Download the latest installer from our GitHub releases page - it's the.pkg package. If you want Tab completion on the command line, install bash-completion from brew first. Activate the downloaded installer and it will guide you through the steps necessary.
Install Brew, VirtualBox, Vagrant and Vagrant-Manager, on a Macintosh 10.10.x system to deploy test versions of NSOT. When done we will be able to load a variety of linux distributions with NSOT pre-configured, as virtual servers inside a test environment.
Context:
We will use Vagrant and associated Virtual Server software to build NSoT on a variety of Linux distributions elsewhere in these documents. This guide is to help those unfamiliar with how to install and use Vagrant and Virtualbox, making the Vagrantfiles published more useful.
Vagrant allows us to provision complete virtual machines (Unix, Linux, Mac, or Windows) inside the Mac Operating system as virtual machines. The vagrant virtual servers are configured with a single file (called a 'Vagrantfile.') started with a single command (vagrant up), are contained within a single folder, and can be destroyed with a single command (vagrant destroy). This environment is nicely segregated from your day to day computing, and allows you to test our software in a variety of environments.
Assumptions:
You are running a computer with Mac OS X 10.10.x installed.
Overview:
1 Install Prerequisite Software (XCode)*.2 Install Brew.3 Brew Vagrant.4 'Hello World' Vagrant.
1. Install Prerequisite Software - XCode & XCode Tools:
Click link to Get Xcode —>
Agree to EULA and Install.
Install Prerequisite Software (XCode Tools from Command Line):Open a Terminal (Launchpad —> Other —> Terminal).At the command prompt run the following command to install XCode Tools
$ xcode-select —install
- Accept the EULA.
- Agree to install at Prompt.
2. Install Prerequisite Software (Homebrew from Command Line):
Using the terminal, download and install Homebrew with this command:
Run this command from the terminal to update and confirm install of Homebrew:
From Command line run these commands to update Brew and view the version (licenses):
3. Install Vagrant and Virtualbox via Homebrew:
Download, verify, and install VirtualBox:
Download, verify, and install VirtualBox extension pack for your version of virtualbox:
Download, verify, and install Vagrant:
Download, verify, and install Vagrant-Manager:
4. Start a Virtual Ubuntu Server:
Now that we have it all installed, let's spin up an Ubuntu server, log in to it, play, log out, and then destroy it.
From Command line enter the following to make a sandbox directory, cd into it, and then download the Ubuntu:
Initialize the installation inside the sandbox folder (aka make the Vagrantfile). (You can modify the Vagrantfile and look at it after this step.):
Start the Ubuntu server via Vagrant by typing this at command line:
To login to the new server via ssh, enter the following via command line:
Change what you like. Mess it up if you care to. Once done poking around logout:
To destroy the Ubuntu virtual server installation:
To rebuild from the OS again:
Virtualbox Mac Download
Install Brew, VirtualBox, Vagrant and Vagrant-Manager, on a Macintosh 10.10.x system to deploy test versions of NSOT. When done we will be able to load a variety of linux distributions with NSOT pre-configured, as virtual servers inside a test environment.
Context:
We will use Vagrant and associated Virtual Server software to build NSoT on a variety of Linux distributions elsewhere in these documents. This guide is to help those unfamiliar with how to install and use Vagrant and Virtualbox, making the Vagrantfiles published more useful.
Vagrant allows us to provision complete virtual machines (Unix, Linux, Mac, or Windows) inside the Mac Operating system as virtual machines. The vagrant virtual servers are configured with a single file (called a 'Vagrantfile.') started with a single command (vagrant up), are contained within a single folder, and can be destroyed with a single command (vagrant destroy). This environment is nicely segregated from your day to day computing, and allows you to test our software in a variety of environments.
Assumptions:
You are running a computer with Mac OS X 10.10.x installed.
Overview:
1 Install Prerequisite Software (XCode)*.2 Install Brew.3 Brew Vagrant.4 'Hello World' Vagrant.
1. Install Prerequisite Software - XCode & XCode Tools:
Click link to Get Xcode —>
Agree to EULA and Install.
Install Prerequisite Software (XCode Tools from Command Line):Open a Terminal (Launchpad —> Other —> Terminal).At the command prompt run the following command to install XCode Tools
$ xcode-select —install
- Accept the EULA.
- Agree to install at Prompt.
2. Install Prerequisite Software (Homebrew from Command Line):
Using the terminal, download and install Homebrew with this command:
Run this command from the terminal to update and confirm install of Homebrew:
From Command line run these commands to update Brew and view the version (licenses):
3. Install Vagrant and Virtualbox via Homebrew:
Download, verify, and install VirtualBox:
Download, verify, and install VirtualBox extension pack for your version of virtualbox:
Download, verify, and install Vagrant:
Download, verify, and install Vagrant-Manager:
4. Start a Virtual Ubuntu Server:
Now that we have it all installed, let's spin up an Ubuntu server, log in to it, play, log out, and then destroy it.
From Command line enter the following to make a sandbox directory, cd into it, and then download the Ubuntu:
Initialize the installation inside the sandbox folder (aka make the Vagrantfile). (You can modify the Vagrantfile and look at it after this step.):
Start the Ubuntu server via Vagrant by typing this at command line:
To login to the new server via ssh, enter the following via command line:
Change what you like. Mess it up if you care to. Once done poking around logout:
To destroy the Ubuntu virtual server installation:
To rebuild from the OS again:
Virtualbox Mac Download
Install Virtualbox On Mac Brew Free
Conclusion: After the login regimen finishes, you should be inside the new server you just created, for the second time. You have built a new server, Destroyed it, and built another in less time than it takes to drink a cup of coffee.
Footnotes:Homebrew installation based on the guide published here.http://coolestguidesontheplanet.com/installing-homebrew-os-x-yosemite-10-10-package-manager-unix-apps/
Based on the Vagrant installation guide published here.
