Maybe the most recent homebrew is better, but in my experience it is brittle, breaks often with underlying OS updates, occasionally has weird permission issues

Maybe the most recent homebrew is better, but in my experience it is brittle, breaks often with underlying OS updates, occasionally has weird permission issues (heard that's solved now); I mentioned in another post it is close, but no cigar. Part of ubuntu's and debian's "apt" magic is not just in the code; It's in the meticulous curation of the main repositories - which brew can't really compete with.