How to install Homebrew on Mac OS to use the brew package manager

How to install Homebrew on Mac OS to use the brew package manager

To install Homebrew, the package manager for Mac OS, you can use the following steps:

  1. Open a terminal window:
    Press Command + Space and type Terminal to open a terminal window.

  2. Install the Xcode command-line tools:
    xcode-select --install
    This installs the Xcode command-line tools, which are required for building software from source on Mac OS.

  3. Install Homebrew:
    /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
    This installs Homebrew and its dependencies.

You can verify the installation by running the brew --version command, which should display the version of Homebrew that you have installed.

Homebrew is a package manager for Mac OS that allows you to easily install, update, and manage open-source software on your system. It is useful for installing and managing tools and libraries that are not available through the default Mac OS package manager.

Note: These steps assume that you are using Mac OS and the Bash shell. If you are using a different operating system or a different shell, you may need to use different commands to install Homebrew.

Created Time:2017-10-16 14:38:47  Author:lautturi