What Is Homebrew?
Homebrew’s package index. Name: Zenmap Multi-platform graphical interface for official Nmap Security Scanner. Install Homebrew. /usr/bin/ruby -e '$(curl -fsSkL raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)' We need to. Installing xcode. Xcode is Apple’s IDE for macOS. We can use Xcode to produce apps for macOS.
Homebrew for OS X is a command line program manager, similar in functionality to “apt-get” found in some Linux distributions. By itself, Homebrew offers a user the ability to install (and update) a good number command line programs for Unix. When the “cask” option is used, the user has access to over 3800 Mac OS X GUI programs that can be installed and updated. With the “mas” option, the user can download and update programs from the Apple App Store. The Homebrew developer’s describe Homebrew very concisely: “Homebrew installs the stuff you need that Apple didn’t.”
How To Install Homebrew:
Installing Homebrew is pretty simple. Copy and paste the following string, at a Terminal prompt.:
/usr/bin/ruby -e “$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)”
Press the “Return” key and Homebrew begins installing. It will setup some new files change some permissions. Homebrew will check and see if Xcode is installed, if not, it will automatically install the Xcode Command Line Tool package. After a few additional mechanizations, Homebrew itself will be downloaded and installed.
How To Install Homebrew Cask:
Cask is included in most current distributions of Homebrew. If “cask” is not available to you, you can get it by placing this string at the command prompt in your terminal:
How to Install Mas:
To install “mas” from the command line prompt, type:
brew install mas
Examples – Homebrew:
Once installed, check to see if Homebrew is working:
Update Homebrew:
brew update
View installed programs needing updated:
Update Homebrew and installed programs:
brew upgrade
Upgrade only the program named nmap:
To search for all Google apps available from Homebrew:
brew search google
Download and install a program called “nmap”:
Remove the program “nmap”:
brew remove nmap
Show what Homebrew programs are installed:
By default, Homebrew does not uninstall old versions of a program. To see what would be cleaned up:
brew cleanup -n
To remove old versions:
Homebrew Link Nmap
Examples – Homebrew-Cask:
Strings for Homebrew-Cask are identical to those of Homebrew with the exception that the word “cask” directly follows “brew” in each string. For example, here is the string for installing Google Earth Pro:
Homebrew Maple Beer Recipe
brew cask install google-earth-pro
Examples – Mas:
List of all the apps installed.
Shows all apps with pending updates.
mas outdated
Updates all the apps. The example above show no apps are available for updating.
App name searches for an app in the App Store. You’ll want to make a note of the application identifier number if you want to install it.
mas search
Application number installs that app (see graphic).
Sources
Homebrew homepage | https://brew.sh
How To Install Packages with Homebrew for OS X | https://www.howtogeek.com/211541/homebrew-for-os-x-easily-installs-desktop-apps-and-terminal-utilities
Homebrew Cask homepage | https://caskroom.github.io
Homebrew Nmap
Mas Updates and Installs Mac Apps from the App Store Apps from the Command Line | https://lifehacker.com/mas-updates-and-installs-mac-app-store-apps-from-the-co-1791919584
There are two fantastic tools to install on you new Mac: After you install iTerm2, it’s time to install Homebrew!
Homebrew is a package manager – think apt-get for OS X. It is trivial to install and instantly gives you access to thousands of open source tools and utilities. According to the creators of Homebrew, “Homebrew installs the stuff you need that Apple didn’t.”
Visit http://brew.sh right now to get started!
Homebrew installs the stuff you need that Apple didn’t.
Top 10 (or more) most useful Homebrew apps to get you started. (Paste this list into your terminal once you get Homebrew installed.)
Screenshot showing Homebrew installing mtr on Mac OS X.
Homebrew Map
(mtr is a fun and useful ICMP tool which combines ping and traceroute into a realtime display of packet loss across all the path entries returned by traceroute.)
Enjoy!