HomeBrew VS chromebrew

Compare HomeBrew vs chromebrew and see what are their differences.

HomeBrew

🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux) (by Homebrew)

chromebrew

Package manager for Chrome OS [Moved to: https://github.com/chromebrew/chromebrew] (by skycocker)
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HomeBrew chromebrew
1,281 26
39,303 1,924
1.5% -
10.0 9.8
6 days ago almost 2 years ago
Ruby Ruby
BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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HomeBrew

Posts with mentions or reviews of HomeBrew. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-08.
  • Top Homebrew Alternative: ServBay Becomes the Go-To for Developers
    1 project | dev.to | 18 Apr 2024
    Homebrew is a highly popular package manager on macOS and Linux systems, enabling users to easily install, update, and uninstall command-line tools and applications. Its design philosophy focuses on simplifying the software installation process on macOS, eliminating the need for manual downloads and compilations of software packages.
  • Software Engineering Workflow
    6 projects | dev.to | 8 Apr 2024
    Homebrew - package manager for linux-based OSs.
  • Simulate your first Lightning transaction on the Bitcoin regtest network Part 1 (MacOS)
    3 projects | dev.to | 30 Mar 2024
    Package Manager: Homebrew
  • Tools for Linux Distro Hoppers
    7 projects | dev.to | 27 Mar 2024
    Hopping from one distro to another with a different package manager might require some time to adapt. Using a package manager that can be installed on most distro is one way to help you get to work faster. Flatpak is one of them; other alternative are Snap, Nix or Homebrew. Flatpak is a good starter, and if you have a bunch of free time, I suggest trying Nix.
  • SQLite Schema Diagram Generator
    13 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 23 Mar 2024
    Are you using SQLite that ships with macOS, or SQLite installed from homebrew?

    I had a different problem in the past with the SQLite that ships with macOS, and have been using SQLite from homebrew since.

    So if it’s the one that comes with macOS that gives you this problem that you are having, try using SQLite from homebrew instead.

    https://brew.sh/

  • How to install (Ubuntu 22.10 VM) vagrant on Mac M1 ship using QEMU
    1 project | dev.to | 21 Mar 2024
    Before we begin, make sure you have Homebrew installed on your Mac. Homebrew is a package manager that makes it easy to install software and dependencies. You can install Homebrew by following the instructions on their website: https://brew.sh/
  • Perfect Elixir: Environment Setup
    3 projects | dev.to | 18 Mar 2024
    I’m on MacOS and erlang.org, elixir-lang.org, and postgresql.org all suggest installation via Homebrew, which is a very popular package manager for MacOS.
  • You're Installing Node.js Wrong. That's OK, Here Is How To Fix It 🙌
    2 projects | dev.to | 14 Mar 2024
    I have always either installed Node from the installer provided by the Nodejs website or, via Brew in macOS. I have also used nvm in the past but did not know that there was a best practice to guide us.
  • Test Driving a Rails API - Part One
    11 projects | dev.to | 11 Mar 2024
    A running Rails application needs a database to connect to. You may already have your database of choice installed, but if not, I recommend PostgreSQL, or Postgres for short. On a Mac, probably the easiest way to install it is with Posrgres.app. Another option, the one I prefer, is to use Homebrew. With Homebrew installed, this command will install PostgreSQL version 16 along with libpq:
  • Effective Neovim Setup. A Beginner’s Guide
    5 projects | dev.to | 9 Mar 2024
    On a macOS machine, you can use homebrew by running the command.

chromebrew

Posts with mentions or reviews of chromebrew. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-04-07.
  • Archer T2U Plus
    1 project | /r/chromeos | 1 Aug 2022
    Hello, I have a TP Link Archer T2U Plus adapter with RTL8821AU and I would like to use it on my PC, could you help me? PD: I have tried to install the Linux subsystem but I get an error, so I tried something from this post although I don't know how to use it https://github.com/skycocker/chromebrew
  • What about Linux?
    1 project | /r/chrultrabook | 14 Jun 2022
  • is cross limitless shell?
    1 project | /r/chromeos | 7 Apr 2022
  • This sub right now
    4 projects | /r/linuxmasterrace | 7 Apr 2022
  • Chrome OS Adventure Installing firefox
    2 projects | /r/chromeos | 29 Mar 2022
    I see, to give you a point of view i should mention that Chrome OS itself is a Linux, to test what i mean you can press ctrl+alt+t and crosh terminal window will open(it is different than Linux development environment), now type "uname -a" and you'll see which kernel version it is, and it is actually capable of running regular GNU/Linux applications as expected(*See chromebrew for real world example). Why did they chose virtual machine approach for running regular GNU/Linux applications is for babysitting reasons, and embracing web apps as it is made as thin client rather than full blown OS.
  • With verity disabled, can apt pkg system be installed on cloudReady
    1 project | /r/cloudready | 28 Mar 2022
  • Do GNOME Shell extensions work in Chrome OS?
    2 projects | /r/chromeos | 23 Mar 2022
    Or you could install Chromebrew and use sommelier
  • Do you use ChromeOS as intended?
    1 project | /r/chromeos | 1 Mar 2022
    As a Chromebrew dev... lololol. :)
  • Trying to understand what Chrome OS/Crostini really is and getting a clear hierarchical diagram in my head..
    3 projects | /r/Crostini | 12 Feb 2022
    2- The terminal you see when you activate Linux support is not the terminal of Chrome OS itself but the terminal of virtual machine called Crostini.Although Chrome OS itself is capable of running containers running on top of same kernel(Crouton for real world example) or running GNU/Linux apps even without needing Crostini virtual machine(Flatpak support on the Cloudready and Chromebrew Package Manager directly running on top of Chrome OS for the real world example), see the page below for understanding why they chose this approach(TL; DR Babysitting reasons for someone who uses sudo for everything):
  • Would you guys consider Chrome OS a Linux distro?
    1 project | /r/chromeos | 12 Jan 2022
    Chrome OS itself is pretty much capable of running regular GNU/Linux programs without needing a virtual machine like Crostini, there is even a package manager for it. However like i said Google chooses only using web apps route, Crostini is meant to be only for development purposes and pretty much limited like usb or internal hardware access(like camera) and even the screen sharing itself.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing HomeBrew and chromebrew you can also consider the following projects:

spack - A flexible package manager that supports multiple versions, configurations, platforms, and compilers.

crouton - Chromium OS Universal Chroot Environment

asdf - Extendable version manager with support for Ruby, Node.js, Elixir, Erlang & more

vscodium - binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing

Visual Studio Code - Visual Studio Code

Git - Git Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository but pull requests can be turned into patches to the mailing list via GitGitGadget (https://gitgitgadget.github.io/). Please follow Documentation/SubmittingPatches procedure for any of your improvements.

winget-cli - WinGet is the Windows Package Manager. This project includes a CLI (Command Line Interface), PowerShell modules, and a COM (Component Object Model) API (Application Programming Interface).

redroid-doc - redroid (Remote-Android) is a multi-arch, GPU enabled, Android in Cloud solution. Track issues / docs here

osxfuse - FUSE extends macOS by adding support for user space file systems

fusuma-plugin-sendkey - Fusuma plugin that sending virtual keyboard events

Chocolatey - Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows

rubygems - Library packaging and distribution for Ruby.