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Ask HN: Do you use a package manager in OSX? If so, which?
Hi everyone.
I recently switched to Mac and I am loving it, however previous to switching I was using Ubuntu and the one thing I miss very much is how easy "apt-get install ___" was.
I've tried a few different things on OSX, including running Ubuntu Server 10.10 in a VM, but so far I'm not quite as happy with the setup as I was on Ubuntu. Right now I'm using MAMP but I don't feel like I have as much flexibility as I did on Ubuntu. I've come across MacPorts and Homebrew too.
So my question is, do you use a package manager in OSX? If you do, which do you use?
- niyazpk 16y agoTry macports. http://www.macports.org http://www.macports.org
- joelg87 16y agoThanks, I'll definitely give it a go. Have you tried homebrew too? It seems like people are moving from macports to homebrew.
- klaut 16y agoI used macports as well but switched to homebrew: https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew
- joelg87 16y agoDo you find homebrew better than macports?
- phren0logy 16y agoI prefer it. So far it has been easy and somewhat more reliable. It is also very frequently updated.
- joelg87 16y agoGreat, thank you. I'm going to dive in and give homebrew a proper go.
- klaut 16y agoyes. somehow it feels more organized and manageable. it is easier to upgrade and delete apps. i am never going to use macports again ;)
- djacobs 16y agoYes, it avoids duplication (of OS X-included packages) and is very simple to remove if you decide it's not for you.
- makcstar 16y agoI just switched to homebrew and it feels so much nicer to be able to work as local user which is the way the mac os should be - for local development anyway.