erase-install
A script that automates downloading macOS installers, and optionally erasing or upgrading macOS in a single process. Watch the video! (by grahampugh)
nudge-python
A tool to help users with pre-existing devices upgrade their OS version. (by macadmins)
| erase-install | nudge-python | |
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| 40 | 2 | |
| 791 | 213 | |
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| 8.2 | 0.0 | |
| 13 days ago | about 3 years ago | |
| Shell | Python | |
| Apache License 2.0 | Apache License 2.0 |
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erase-install
Posts with mentions or reviews of erase-install.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-22.
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Password issue with erase-install.sh?
You can see the function being called here (lines 549-562):
- macOS major upgrade - Nudge
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What is the fastest way to erase and update M1 (T2 chip) MacBooks to the latest version of macOS? Bootable USB installers? Apple Configurator via ThunderBolt/USB-C?
- Using the MDM + Erase install (https://github.com/grahampugh/erase-install/), I'd send: curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grahampugh/erase-install/main/erase-install.sh | sudo bash /dev/stdin --erase -fs --check-power
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Setup a web hook for when devices are wiped
Off the top of my head - if you are just wiping them you can use https://github.com/grahampugh/erase-install/wiki to do a full erase and re-install of macOS as part of a jamf policy. You could then add in a script as part of that policy that would contact the other system you want the outgoing webhook to point at.
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Frustrations with macOS Updates
Not with those arguments. You can read about it in their wiki https://github.com/grahampugh/erase-install/wiki
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erase mac remotely without MDM
So, depending on the os version you can curl the script or better yet the pkg from this project and then execute the erase and add new container install. This will format the current container and install the os to a mew one and reboot as new. You should be able to suppress the dialogs and maybe even password prompts depending on the os version and model. If the machine is on pre MacOS11 you can use the legacy version.
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MacOS updates & upgrades
I'm trying to test a few ways out. I tried eraseinstall (Erase-Install which I quite liked.
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Update macOS (Monterey > Ventura) with "standard" user account (no admins)
An option for automating updates is the erase-install tool and you don't have to erase you can just install.
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Best practice for upgrading EOL Macs?
Best way to jump straight to current would be allowing users to run erase-install (i,e. put it in Self Service if you have Jamf). It's a script on GitHub that has really streamlined the major update process. Just make sure you use the latest v27 (27.3 currently - https://github.com/grahampugh/erase-install/releases/tag/v27.3) as v28 and above don't work on Catalina or lower. It needs ~45GB of free space, so you're in for some real fun if you have a fleet of 128GB's you're trying to get updated. And I can't recall if v27 supports Mojave, may want to look through the documentation. All of your Mojave's and older will be Intel, which gives you more control over pushing updates (can do some command line stuff that doesn't work on M1).
- Looking to learn about MacOS in enterprise environments
nudge-python
Posts with mentions or reviews of nudge-python.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-05-28.
- macOS in-place upgrade
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Mac OS Patching for 500 users
https://github.com/macadmins/nudge-python#os-support-v1
What are some alternatives?
When comparing erase-install and nudge-python you can also consider the following projects:
nudge - A tool for encouraging the installation of macOS security updates.
macadmin-scripts - Scripts of possible interest to macOS admins
install-or-defer - A framework for prompting users of Jamf Pro-managed Macs to install Apple software updates.
super - S.U.P.E.R.M.A.N. optimizes the macOS software update experience.
Mist - A Mac utility that automatically downloads macOS Firmwares / Installers.
macadmin-scripts - Scripts of possible interest to macOS admins
outset - Automatically process packages, profiles, and scripts during boot, login, or on demand.
MakeMeAnAdmin - Provides temporary admin access for a standard user via Jamf Self Service
DownloadFullInstaller - macOS application written in SwiftUI that downloads installer pkgs for the Install macOS Big Sur application.
macos
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