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

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HomeBrew reviews and mentions

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 2025-02-05.
  • Run LLMs locally with Ollama on macOS for Developers
    3 projects | dev.to | 5 Feb 2025
    I use Homebrew for the installation of Ollama. But there are also alternative installation options available, see https://ollama.com/download.
  • The easiest way to set up and configure your AWS CLI
    2 projects | dev.to | 1 Feb 2025
    You still have to install the latest version of the AWS CLI, of course (see the Installation Instructions on how to do that for Linux and Windows, honestly if you are on Mac, I'd really suggest using Homebrew instead of the approach suggested there, but it's a matter of tastes.
  • How To Build and Host a Hugo Site
    1 project | dev.to | 25 Jan 2025
    Install Hugo (you may also need to install Homebrew depending on your operating system and how you choose to install Hugo)
  • Display Dir Structure in Tree Format.
    3 projects | dev.to | 8 Dec 2024
    Homebrew
  • Setting Up a Mac for Development: A Comprehensive Guide 🧑🏻‍💻 ‍
    2 projects | dev.to | 24 Nov 2024
    Homebrew is a must-have package manager for macOS, simplifying the installation of software.
  • Homebrew Is Great on Linux
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 23 Nov 2024
    I'm a Linuxbrew user, too, even on top of normal Ubuntu distros because (a) the rapid release cycle you mentioned (b) because so much of my workflow is built on top of Homebrew it was natural for me to just continue using it when I used Ubuntu at work

    I will also confess(?) that I run it in "unsupported mode"[1] because (a) I often need to fix bugs in the software and tweaking ${whatever}.rb and $(brew reinstall -s -v $whatever) makes that painless (b) I keep my actual $(brew repo) pretty dirty, too, to cure a lot of stupidity introduced by running it in unsupported mode :-D

    1: I don't have the finger-wagging link handy, but McQuaid used to really get bent out of shape about people running --build-from-source; it seems they've changed their mind https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/4.4.6/docs/FAQ.md#can-...

  • Getting familiar with Git/GitHub
    1 project | dev.to | 23 Nov 2024
    It is advised that you install Git using https://brew.sh/ instead, and that you utilize Homebrew tools to maintain Git's updates. Installing and controlling open source development tools on a Mac via the command line is made easy with Homebrew.
  • How to Create Custom Plans with “plan.md” in Goose
    3 projects | dev.to | 19 Nov 2024
    Step2: Install Homebrew — Visit brew.sh and follow the installation steps, or run:
  • Installing Rust on macOS with Homebrew
    2 projects | dev.to | 17 Nov 2024
    While Rust’s official installation tool, rustup, is excellent and versatile, I prefer using Homebrew whenever possible. It is simple, familiar, and keeps everything neatly managed in one place.
  • Transitioning from Win to Mac 1-Downloading software
    1 project | dev.to | 2 Nov 2024
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    nutrient.io | 16 Feb 2025
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