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Are you kidding? I love Homebrew. I install it on my Linux devices too. It allows me to easily install up-to-date versions of just about any software I care ab
by shepherdjerred 3y ago
Are you kidding? I love Homebrew.
I install it on my Linux devices too. It allows me to easily install up-to-date versions of just about any software I care about.
- lucideer 3y agoYou're a user - I'm purely referring to contributors. It's clearly gained popularity for good reasons - it's an API that is very user-oriented, with reasonably good UX for most people. The downsides are mainly related to issues users don't see (i.e. security).
- shepherdjerred 3y agoYou're right, I misread your comment.
- ptx 3y agoWhat are some of the security issues? (Just curious. I don't use Homebrew.)
- lucideer 3y agoHomebrew adds a location to your $PATH that is writable by unprivileged users. This means any non-root process has privileges to mask any binary on your system. They do this in the name of "convenience" - so that the Homebrew process can install apps without the user entering their password every time.