Tag Archives: installation

macOS: macOS installer fails with “No packages were eligible for install”

Having to re-install recently mac OS High Sierra 10.13 from a USB flash drive I got stuck getting the following error message: macOS could not be installed on your computer. No packages were eligible for install. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.Quit the installer to restart your computer and try again. This happened repeatedly and… Read More: macOS: macOS installer fails with “No packages were eligible for… »

Linux: Adding a GUI to headless/server installs

Server and minimal installs are normally headless and have no graphical interface. If needed you can add a GUI manually. The process is slightly different depending on the distro. RedHat / CentOS 7.x RedHat / CentOS 8.x Ubuntu 18.04.x LTS Debian 9.x Debian 10.x All the above distros use systemd as their init system and… Read More: Linux: Adding a GUI to headless/server installs »