Managing Software Packages on macOS with Homebrew

Homebrew is a package manager for macOS that allows you to easily install, remove, and update software packages. In this article, we will explain how to install and use Homebrew.

To install Homebrew, first open Terminal. To do this, press Command + Space and then search for Terminal in the system and open it.

You need Xcode Command Line Tools to install Homebrew. To install it, run the following command in Terminal:

xcode-select --install

To install Homebrew, enter the following command in Terminal. This command retrieves and installs Homebrew remotely.

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

To check if Homebrew is properly installed, enter the following command in Terminal. This command shows any issues that may have occurred during the installation of Homebrew.

brew doctor

After installing Homebrew, you can install packages through Terminal. For example, by entering the following command, you can install the download tool wget.

brew install wget

To search for required packages, enter the following command in Terminal. Replace package-name with the name of the package you want.

brew search package-name

To update packages, enter the following command in Terminal.

brew update

To remove a package, enter the following command in Terminal.

brew uninstall package-name

To display a list of installed packages, enter the following command in Terminal.

brew list

To display complete information about a package, enter the following command in Terminal.

brew info package-name

To install graphic packages, such as Google Chrome, enter the following command in Terminal.

brew install --cask google-chrome

In this article, we reviewed how to install and use Homebrew for macOS. With Homebrew, you can easily install, remove, and update software packages.