On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 5:25 PM Charles Curley <charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: > On Wed, 17 May 2023 14:02:22 -0700 > Dan Hitt <dan.h...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > In a thread on backups, somebody mentioned backing up homebrew. > > > > So that means homebrew exists for linux, and that some active > > participants here use it. > [...] > Also, Homebrew package manager packages would likely conflict with > Debian packages in a number of ways, many of them very subtle. I highly > recommend you do not use Homebrew. Much of the Debian advice on not > breaking one's system applies here. > https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian
My experience with Homebrew on MacOS was not that flattering. It only supported x86_64, and not i686 or PowerPC. If you needed software on i686 or PowerPC, then you had to use MacPorts. Homebrew only supports the last release or two on MacOS. Today, you might see support for Version 13: "Ventura" and Version 12: "Monterey". Anything else and you had to use MacPorts. I would definitely avoid Homebrew. Jeff
