Brew Install for Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
The Tutorial Shows You Step-by-step How-to Install Homebrew on Mac 10.11 El Capitan OS X.
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! 😉
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Open a Command Line Terminal Window
Applications >> Utilities >> Terminal
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
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Change to HOME Directory
cd
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Then to Install 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:
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SetUp the PATH for Easy Installing and Using Homebrew and New Stuff
nano $HOME/.bashrc
Append this is Line:
export PATH=~/homebrew/bin:$PATH
Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor
Load the New PATH Variable:bash
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Test Homebrew Installation
which brew
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And to Update Homebrew
brew update
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Fixing Permissions
sudo chown -R $(whoami) /Users/admin/Library/Logs/Homebrew
sudo chown -R $(whoami) /Users/admin/Library/Caches/Homebrew
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Searching for HomeBrew Packages
cd ~/homebrew
brew search [packageName]
Find the List of Available and Installable Packages for HomeBrew:
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Finally, to Install Brew Packages
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!