mg
HomeBrew
mg | HomeBrew | |
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6 | 1,281 | |
342 | 39,373 | |
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7.7 | 10.0 | |
about 1 month ago | 7 days ago | |
C | Ruby | |
The Unlicense | BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License |
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mg
- Lesser Known Terminal Editors
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How to decrease load time for simple config?
If you need quick in and out with emacs feel, consider mg.
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I just learned that new Macs don't come with Emacs preinstalled
EDIT: to partially answer my own question. I see that starting with macOS 10.15 (Catalina), Gnu Emacs was replaced with mg. Catalina was released in October 2019. I don't know anything about Mg but it seems like a neat project.
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Is there an editor like emacs, vim, etc. but (solely) used in the BSD world?
mg (MicroGNUEmacs) despite the name is not affiliated with GNU and is a fork of MicroEmacs which is a clone of GNU Emacs. Basically it’s a lightweight, portable, emacs-style editor maintained by OpenBSD with a public domain license. https://github.com/troglobit/mg/
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[Discussion] Emacs (somewhat) following suckless philosophy?(Newb quetion)
If you want a suckless version of emacs, look at mg
HomeBrew
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Top Homebrew Alternative: ServBay Becomes the Go-To for Developers
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.
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Software Engineering Workflow
Homebrew - package manager for linux-based OSs.
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Simulate your first Lightning transaction on the Bitcoin regtest network Part 1 (MacOS)
Package Manager: Homebrew
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Tools for Linux Distro Hoppers
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.
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SQLite Schema Diagram Generator
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/
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How to install (Ubuntu 22.10 VM) vagrant on Mac M1 ship using QEMU
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/
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Perfect Elixir: Environment Setup
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.
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You're Installing Node.js Wrong. That's OK, Here Is How To Fix It 🙌
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.
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Test Driving a Rails API - Part One
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:
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Effective Neovim Setup. A Beginner’s Guide
On a macOS machine, you can use homebrew by running the command.
What are some alternatives?
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asdf - Extendable version manager with support for Ruby, Node.js, Elixir, Erlang & more
rdrview - Firefox Reader View as a command line tool
Visual Studio Code - Visual Studio Code
DragonFlyBSD - DragonFly BSD System Source Repository (read-only mirror)
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).
awesome-unix - All the UNIX and UNIX-Like: Linux, BSD, macOS, Illumos, 9front, and more.
osxfuse - FUSE extends macOS by adding support for user space file systems
uapi - Unix API
Chocolatey - Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows