CliffFeb 22

MacOS question for someone who is still relatively new to MacOS.

I own an M4 Mac Mini and am curious about Brew/HomeBrew. I see a lot of mention about it and that there's so many apps available through it that aren't necessarily available in other places.

Is it worth it to install it and use it? Is it easy to install? I assume it has to be installed via command line, which likely isn't an issue for me since I did use Linux for several years back in 2002 - 2010 or so.

Suggestions or thoughts from those that use it? I'm not a power user and certainly not a developer.

#MacOS #Mac #Brew #HomeBrew #Software

Show threadJens HannemannFeb 22

@cliffwade I personally prefer #MacPorts, you may want to check that out. There’s a lot of comparisons out there to help you make an informed choice.

https://www.macports.org

The MacPorts Project -- Home

The MacPorts Project is an open-source community initiative to design an easy-to-use system for compiling, installing, and upgrading either command-line, X11 or Aqua based open-source software on the Mac OS X operating system.

Show threadCliff
@JensHannemann Thanks! I've been looking at it as well. Both seem very interesting and quite a bit different from each other.
Feb 22 at 4:18pmWeb