How to easily install open source software on macOSSkip tracking down open source code and install the apps you need with Homebrew
Before my shift to using macOS as my daily work operating system, I was using a myriad of GNU/Linux platforms. Linux (as well as FreeBSD and OpenBSD, upon which macOS is built) provided me with easy access to the various open source software via a package manager.
What is a package manager
What is Homebrew
Installing Homebrew
Installing software packages
Final comments
What is a package manager
A package manager is a command line tool that gives me access to a myriad of pre-built (or sometimes to source code if desired) software packages to install and download on my computer. I could open a terminal and simply type in a command to tell the package manager to download and install any freely available open source software my heart (and requirements) desired.
Homebrew will "install the stuff you need that Apple didn't."
Although macOS has the App Store, it's not a repository of my favorite open sou...
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How to easily install open source software on macOS
