The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)What Does Homebrew Do?
- Homebrew installs the stuff you need that Apple (or your Linux system) didn’t.
- Homebrew installs packages to their own directory and then symlinks their files into /opt/homebrew (on Apple Silicon).
- Homebrew won’t install files outside its prefix and you can place a Homebrew installation wherever you like.
- Trivially create your own Homebrew packages.
- It’s all Git and Ruby underneath, so hack away with the knowledge that you can easily revert your modifications and merge upstream updates.
- Homebrew formulae are simple Ruby scripts:
- 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.
- Making a cask is as simple as creating a formula.
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