How-to Install HomeBrew on Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan Easy Guide

HomeBrew QuickStart for Mac OS X 10.11+




The Mac Tutorial Clearly and Simply Show How-to Install and Getting-Started with Homebrew on Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan.

It is a Basic Task but Require a Minimal confidence with the Command Line and Often some Details are Granted as Known from Everybody…

The HomeBrew Tool is Very Useful if you Want to Easily Extend the Mac Software Library fishing on the *NIX Aquarium the Good Stuff! 😉

Getting-Started with HomeBrew for Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11 - Featured
  1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
    Applications >> Utilities >> Terminal
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    Getting-Started with HomeBrew on Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan - Open Terminal

  2. Login as SuperUser

    sudo su

    If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then Look: Solution

  3. Change Directory

    cd /usr/local
  4. Installing Homebrew

    mkdir homebrew && curl -L https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/tarball/master | tar xz --strip 1 -C homebrew

    If Not XCode Installed then Install Mac Command line Tools:

    Mac Command-Line-Tools
  5. SetUp the PATH for Easy Installing and Using Homebrew and New Stuff

    exit
    nano $HOME/.bashrc

    Append this is Line:

    export PATH=~/homebrew/bin:$PATH

    Load the New PATH Variable:

    bash
  6. Test Homebrew Installation

    which brew
  7. Searching for New Packages with HomeBrew

    brew search [packageName]

    Find the List of Available and Installable Packages for HomeBrew:

    HomeBrew Packages List
  8. Installing New Packages with HomeBrew

    brew install [packageName]

    All the New Package Installed by Homebrew will be Available because they are Installed Into the Same Location as the brew one!