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Nowadays I just run `brew update; brew upgrade` and everything gets updated, including casks.

• Brajeshwar 3y ago
  You might want to cleanup and call the doctor just in case. :-) brew update; brew upgrade; brew cleanup; brew doctor
  • jshier 3y ago
    And no need for `brew update` unless you've turned automatic updates off.
    • anbotero 3y ago
      It has a timeframe, though, so while it does automatically update every so often, it’s not every time you run `upgrade` or `install`, so running the `brew update` makes sure your OCD matches your needs.
  • anbotero 3y ago
    Similar, just without the `doctor`. That one I only run it like once a month. For the other one, I got my alias, haha: buuc
  • bartekpacia 3y ago
    I always do: brew update && brew upgrade && brew cleanup && brew autoremove
  • asadhaider 3y ago
    What about brew upgrade --cask for apps?
• belthesar 3y ago
  For us technology slinging types, homebrew is indeed great. Sparkle updates are indeed fantastic for the average user however. I think I'd be interested in learning how many average users install software outside of the Mac App Store these days.
  • hbn 3y ago
    > I'd be interested in learning how many average users install software outside of the Mac App Store these days. I'd hazard a guess that Chrome alone would put that figure near 100%
    • _joel 3y ago
      I think you underestimate how many people use Safari.
      • bandergirl 3y ago
        Nowhere near as how many people use Chrome obviously, even on Mac.
        • gzer0 3y ago
          Data from analytics.usa.gov [1] reveals that Chrome leads browser usage at 48%, closely followed by Safari at 35.7%, highlighting the competitive proximity of Safari to Chrome. Definitely much higher share than I thought. [1] https://analytics.usa.gov/ https://analytics.usa.gov/
          • hbn 3y ago
            Those would almost entirely be from iPhones where all browsers are technically Safari
            • LoganDark 3y ago
              Not for long. IFF you are geographically located in the EU and using an iPhone (not iPad), you may one day have the option to use an alternative browser engine. You know, once browser vendors get around to making a version of their app that conforms to Apple's asinine requirements. The whole malicious compliance shebang. EU mandates browser choice, so Apple implements new technological measures to ensure that browser choice will still not be offered outside the EU
• ehutch79 3y ago
  Real question; do you expect most, half, or even a quarter of MacOS users are going to be installing things through brew?
  • cqqxo4zV46cp 3y ago
    Even 1%
• Amorymeltzer 3y ago
  Notably, many cask formulae use Sparkle as the livecheck mechanism that is used to find updates to casks.
• snorremd 3y ago
  Exactly. It is so simple to do `brew install figma` or whatever App you want. Most bigger apps have ready casks to install. Then I have a startup job that does `brew bundle dump --file=- > $ICLOUD/Brewfile`. That way I get a backup list of all software installed with brew so it is simple to install again if I migrate to a new machine (without restoring a Time Machine backup). Edit: Obviously for users not familiar with command line programs brew isn't that "easy". But for command line people this setup is quite nice.
  • zacte 3y ago
    Raycast has an excellent extension to manage brew installs and upgrades without any cli on macs