![]() ![]() But when you’re an administrator of a school district with 500 endpoints and no MDM in place (think JAMF), something like Homebrew really comes in handy. I’d guesstimate 95% of Mac users have no business using a package manager or even care about how fast they can install applications on their workstations. Package managers allow users to automate the process of installing, upgrading, configuring, and removing computer programs from systems. If you’re new to macOS or software development, you may be wondering what a package manager is and what its purpose is. What is a package manager? And should I use one? Well, this is where Homebrew comes in, but before we go down that rabbit hole, let’s have a package manager primer 101. ![]() For instance, where the heck is the package manager? With that being said, macOS’s version of Unix (Darwin) doesn’t come without its flaws. Having macOS run on Unix has made the transition to Linux much more seamless and I also just find the Unix filesystem more intuitive over Windows and PowerShell. One of the main reasons I love and continue to stick with macOS is because it’s based on Unix.
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