Homebrew 7.0.0 • Hacker News Board

Re: Homebrew 7.0.0

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Post by mcsniff » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC

assimpleaspossi wrote: post #60

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It's a package manager.

The second header on the main page:

What Does Homebrew Do?

Homebrew installs the command-line tools and applications you need across macOS, Linux and WSL.

Re: Homebrew 7.0.0

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Post by hooverlabs » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC

assimpleaspossi wrote: post #60

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It’s just another software package manager for installing dev tools

Re: Homebrew 7.0.0

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Post by donatj » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC

mikemcquaid wrote: post #35

aydgn wrote: post #13

Farewell, Homebrew. It's been a good run. - 2019 Intel iMac user.

Sorry we couldn’t support this for longer :( From the release notes: > The Intel support decision reflects the limits of a volunteer-run project: Apple have dropped Intel x86_64 support from macOS 27 Golden Gate and GitHub Actions will retire Intel macOS runners in autumn 2027. If Apple and Microsoft’s GitHub, two of the world’s largest technology companies, cannot continue supporting macOS Intel x86_64, sadly neithe…

My personal opinion, but I'd rather see wider macOS support than Linux support, if it's a sheer matter of where time is allocated.

Linux already has world class package managers.

Re: Homebrew 7.0.0

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Post by coherentpony » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC

assimpleaspossi wrote: post #60

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It’s a package manager for Mac.

Re: Homebrew 7.0.0

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Post by trvz » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC

yladiz wrote: post #15

basedpolymer wrote: post #10

And that's the end of Homebrew for me as a user. I like the app, but my old Intel MacBook apparently can't handle it anymore. I'm back to the old installation methods !

How long do you expect them to support Intel processors though? It’s been like 6 years since the last MacBook release had any Intel processor, and Apple doesn’t make OS updates anymore, so it doesn’t surprise me that Homebrew stopped too.

And given the performance jump from Intel to Apple Silicon, the perceived difference is 10+ years even.

Re: Homebrew 7.0.0

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Post by assimpleaspossi » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC

mcsniff wrote: post #61

assimpleaspossi wrote: post #60

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It's a package manager. The second header on the main page: What Does Homebrew Do? Homebrew installs the command-line tools and applications you need across macOS, Linux and WSL.

That doesn't make sense. Why do I need Homebrew to install the command line tools of macOS on macOS? Doesn't macOS already have them installed? Same for Linux, etc.

Re: Homebrew 7.0.0

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Post by drewbug01 » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC

assimpleaspossi wrote: post #60

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If you actually clicked through to their homepage, I imagine you would find the “what does homebrew do” section quite enlightening.

Re: Homebrew 7.0.0

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Post by assimpleaspossi » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 1:13 PM UTC

drewbug01 wrote: post #67

assimpleaspossi wrote: post #60

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If you actually clicked through to their homepage, I imagine you would find the “what does homebrew do” section quite enlightening.

I did. If you actually read what I wrote you would see that I read it.

Re: Homebrew 7.0.0

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Post by assimpleaspossi » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 1:13 PM UTC

coherentpony wrote: post #64

assimpleaspossi wrote: post #60

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It’s a package manager for Mac.

So Mac doesn't have a package manager?

Re: Homebrew 7.0.0

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Post by atombender » Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 1:15 PM UTC

assimpleaspossi wrote: post #66

mcsniff wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a package manager. The second header on the main page: What Does Homebrew Do? Homebrew installs the command-line tools and applications you need across macOS, Linux and WSL.

That doesn't make sense. Why do I need Homebrew to install the command line tools of macOS on macOS? Doesn't macOS already have them installed? Same for Linux, etc.

Replace "need" with "want" and it might make more sense?

Homebrew is the Mac equivalent of APT, Pacman, RPM, BSD ports, etc. It's a fairly traditional package manager for software that doesn't come with macOS. "brew install postgresql" installs Postgres into /opt/homebrew, for example.