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Homebrew, the macOS package manager, has been updated to version 4.0, and includes speed enhancements, improvements to automatic updates, and more.
Version 4.0 of Homebrew has been released. The main improvements are better performance, and automatic updates now run daily.
Support for Windows Subsystem for Linux version 1 has been dropped. If you want to run the Linux version in WSL on Windows 10 or 11, you'll need to upgrade to WSL 2.
The utility also now supports Glibc 2.13 or later. There's also a new Homebrew formula to install Python 3.11.
How to upgrade your current Homebrew installation on Mac
- In Terminal type
brew upgradeand press Return. - To run the update, type in Terminal:
brew updateand press Return. - Optionally, you can run brew doctor in Terminal to check that everything is installed and working by entering
brew doctorand press Return.
The complete 4.0 release notes are on the Homebrew site.
At least a 64-bit Intel Mac and macOS Big Sur or later are required. Apple Silicon is fully supported. You will also need the Xcode command-line tools, which are detailed on the Installation page.
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I have installed many packages with Homebrew. Very well-done!
One of the best OSS Mac projects ever. These guys have really created a wonderful tool.
Instructions fuubar!
Updating Homebrew is pretty straight forward:
brew updateThis updates homebrew itself.
You can then upgrade all individual packages and formula with the following:
brew upgradehttps://osxdaily.com/2021/02/13/how-update-homebrew-mac/