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I wish Apple would provide a package manager... but just like with Linux we’d have to rely on PPAs. If you need to control how / when you update key packages (
by elondaits 5y ago
I wish Apple would provide a package manager... but just like with Linux we’d have to rely on PPAs. If you need to control how / when you update key packages (e.g., you need the latest PHP 7.4 and not 8, or node 12 instead of 15), you can’t use the official distribution... and then you’re still relying on a third party who might not have good security practices.
- rswail 5y agoMacports is a package manager that gives you that control, including having multiple versions of packages installed.
- bdamm 5y agoReally this is what Docker is all about. If you have environments that need certain preconditions then wrap them up in a container so they don’t break when the system updates.