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

Xlib.h not found when building graphviz on Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)

When using homebrew to install graphviz, the script gets to the point of "Making install in tkstubs" and then throws …

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How to run the Homebrew installer under Rosetta 2 on M1 Macbook

I'm on the M1 MacBook. This is the error when I try to install Homebrew: /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL …

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install ext-zip for Mac

I am trying to run composer update and I get the following errors: Problem 1 - The requested PHP extension ext-zip * …

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Can't install Command Line Tool, "xcode-select --install" doesn't work

I don't know how to install the Command Line Tools on OSX Mavericks. Or better: I know how to do …

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brew update: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:

I tried to run brew update and I get an error about my local changes would be lost if I …

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What does "brew link" do?

When I run brew doctor I get the common warning: Warning: You have unlinked kegs in your Cellar Leaving kegs …

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How to uninstall Homebrew Cask

I installed Homebrew Cask for kicks as described at http://caskroom.io/. It boils down to the following command: $ brew …

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brew install gcc too time consuming

I'm doing a clean install of Mavericks, and accidentally did brew install gcc which is taking over half an hour, …

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Another active Homebrew process is already in progress

When I try to do this: brew install node I get this message: /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/utils/lock.…

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can't chown /usr/local for homebrew in Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra

Homebrew needs permissions in /usr/local and since no one else uses my laptop I have always simply done sudo …

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