Related: Programming MOC, homebrew file paths for package management
Homebrew is a free and open-source software package management system that simplifies the installation of software on Apple’s operating system, macOS, as well as Linux. The name is intended to suggest the idea of building software on the Mac depending on the user’s taste.
It’s the easiest way to access open-source packages for Mac, essential for things like community projects or even using open-source tools for your own private projects! Compatible with things hosted on GitHub
- if you want to install a library, that library might have other libraries that you need to install in order to work
- you’ll also need to make sure each contingent library is up to date with ever new release!
Homebrew is a one-stop shop to keep them up to date.
It’s still a way to install “normal” apps too, like Zoom or Skype. You don’t need to go to the tool’s website and go through the download-install-cleanup cycle.
By default, it is installed into /usr/local on Intel-based machines and /opt/homebrew on Apple silicon. The installation consists of a Git repository that enables users to update Homebrew by pulling an updated repository from GitHub.
you can install packages using brew install pkgname, where pkgname is the package name