Top "Homebrew" questions

Homebrew is a package manager for macOS and Linux that provides an easy interface to install many packages.

Homebrew install specific version of formula?

How do I install a specific version of a formula in homebrew? For example, postgresql-8.4.4 instead of the latest 9.0.

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How can I start PostgreSQL server on Mac OS X?

Final update: I had forgotten to run the initdb command. By running this command ps auxwww | grep postgres I see …

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How do you update Xcode on OSX to the latest version?

What is the easiest way to update Xcode on OSX? I see this in the terminal: $ brew install xxxxxxx Warning: …

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How to fix homebrew permissions?

I have uninstalled and installed Homebrew 3 times now because it seems to never allow me to install anything as it …

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brew install mysql on macOS

I'm trying to setup up MySQL on mac os 10.6 using Homebrew by brew install mysql 5.1.52. Everything goes well and I …

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How to install Homebrew on OS X?

I'm trying to install Homebrew on OS X. According to the Homebrew site I should type brew install wget and …

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Uninstall / remove a Homebrew package including all its dependencies

I have a Homebrew formula that I wish to uninstall/remove along with all its dependencies, skipping packages whom other …

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Postgres could not connect to server

After I did brew update and brew upgrade, my postgres got some problem. I tried to uninstall postgres and install …

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Where do I find the bashrc file on Mac?

Hello I am following this page.. I'm installing Python onto my mac so that I can set up a Django / …

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Homebrew: Could not symlink, /usr/local/bin is not writable

While installing tig, HomeBrew is displaying the following issues while installing a dependency: Error: The `brew link` step did not …

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