Homebrew
Usage
The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux).
brew COMMAND OPTIONS FORMULA| Command | Description |
|---|---|
install | Install a formula. |
uninstall | Uninstall a formula. |
update | Fetch the newest version of Homebrew and all formulae. |
upgrade | Upgrade outdated formulae. |
list | List all installed formulae. |
autoremove | Uninstall formulae that were only installed as a dependency of another formula and are now no longer needed. |
leaves | List installed formulae that are not dependencies of another installed formula or cask. |
info | Display brief statistics for your Homebrew installation. |
List explicitly installed packages
brew leaves --installed-on-request
brew info --json=v2 --installed | jq -r '.formulae[]|select(any(.installed[]; .installed_on_request)).full_name'Install without root
Installing homebrew on linux without sudo and development tools seems to be possible (haven't succeed yet, though).
Requirements
Basically an usable git and gcc are needed. If it is not installed already, try copying the binaries from another server.
Git
Copy the git binary itself and its dependencies.
- libexec:
/usr/libexec/git-core - gitcore:
/usr/share/git-core
After copying you will need to set some configuration to make the git use those "dependencies", as probably you don't have sudo access, it is on your home directory.
EXPORT GIT_EXEC_PATH=${HOME}/libexec/git-core
git config --global init.templateDir "${HOME}/share/git-core"You may check if the exec path has been updated with git --exec-path.
Add git to the PATH and make homebrew use it.
export HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_FILTERING=1Gcc
Maybe only copying the binary is enough. Be sure to put it on the PATH.
Install
Follow the instructions on the Homebrew website. The objective here is to make it install newer gcc and git.
If you succeed on this, probably you're free to install any package homebrew supports.