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Installing Homebrew on Mac

Installation

Homebrew is package manager for Macs which makes installing lots of different software like Git, Ruby, and Node simpler. Homebrew lets you avoid possible security problems associated with using the sudo command to install software like Node.

Prerequisites

Installation Overview

Installing Homebrew is straightforward as long as you understand the Mac Terminal. The Homebrew installation process guides through each step.

Installation Steps

How to Update Homebrew

New versions of Homebrew come out frequently, so make sure you update it before updating any of the other software components that you’ve installed using Homebrew.

How to Uninstall Homebrew

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