How To Install Homebrew On Mac OS

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HomeBrew is a very useful package management tool on Mac OS. It can be used to install, update, uninstall, search, and list Mac OS software packages. It makes your work simple and clear. But HomeBrew is not installed on Mac OS by default, you need to install it before using it. This article will tell you how to install and use it.

1. Prerequisites.

  1. Before installing Homebrew, you should make sure your Mac OS matches the below conditions.
  2. Your Mac OS version should be higher than 10.10.
  3. You had better install Xcode on your Mac OS, because Xcode will install some command line tools which is needed.

2. Install HomeBrew On Mac.

  1. Installing HomeBrew on Mac is very easy, just follow the below steps.
  2. Open a terminal and type the below command in it. 
    /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
  3. Then the installation process will start, you can see it downloads a lot of packages, and when you see the below message, it means the homebrew installation has been completed successfully. 
    Already up-to-date.
==> Installation successful!
  4. Verify HomeBrew has been installed successfully. Run the command brew help in a terminal, then you can see the below output, which means homebrew has been installed successfully. 
    $ brew help
Example usage:
  brew search [TEXT|/REGEX/]
  brew info [FORMULA...]
  brew install FORMULA...
  brew update
  brew upgrade [FORMULA...]
  brew uninstall FORMULA...
  brew list [FORMULA...]
  ......
  ......
  ......
  5. If you encounter a connection refused error, please read section 4 of this article.

3. Uninstall Homebrew On Mac OS.

  1. Run the below script in the macOS terminal to uninstall homebrew for macOS Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur. 
    /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/uninstall.sh)"
  2. Run the below script in the macOS terminal to uninstall homebrew for macOS High Sierra and earlier. 
    ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/uninstall)"
  3. If you encounter a connection refused error, please read section 4 of this article.

4. Connection Refused Error Fix.

  1. When you run the above command to install homebrew, you may encounter a Failed to connect to raw.githubusercontent.com port 443: Connection refused error like below. 
    $ /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

curl: (7) Failed to connect to raw.githubusercontent.com port 443: Connection refused
  2. To fix this error, you can follow the below steps.
  3. Open a web browser and browse URL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install
  4. Then you will get a web page with the below content. The content tells you that the old command has been deprecated and the correct bash command which can install home brew now. 
    #!/usr/bin/ruby

STDERR.print <<EOS
Warning: The Ruby Homebrew installer is now deprecated and has been rewritten in
Bash. Please migrate to the following command:
  /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"

EOS

Kernel.exec "/bin/bash", "-c", '/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"'
  5. Run the below correct bash command in the terminal to install homebrew on Mac OS correctly. 
    /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

or

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
  6. If the above command still returns a Connection refused error like below. 
    $ /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
curl: (7) Failed to connect to raw.githubusercontent.com port 443: Connection refused
  7. Then you can browse the URL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh in a web browser and get the below bash script command. 
    #!/bin/bash
set -u

# First check if the OS is Linux.
if [[ "$(uname)" = "Linux" ]]; then
  HOMEBREW_ON_LINUX=1
fi

# On macOS, this script installs to /usr/local only.
# On Linux, it installs to /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew if you have sudo access
# and ~/.linuxbrew otherwise.
# To install elsewhere (which is unsupported)
# you can untar https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/tarball/master
# anywhere you like.
if [[ -z "${HOMEBREW_ON_LINUX-}" ]]; then
  HOMEBREW_PREFIX="/usr/local"
  HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY="/usr/local/Homebrew"
  HOMEBREW_CACHE="${HOME}/Library/Caches/Homebrew"

  STAT="stat -f"
  CHOWN="/usr/sbin/chown"
  CHGRP="/usr/bin/chgrp"
  GROUP="admin"
  TOUCH="/usr/bin/touch"
else
  HOMEBREW_PREFIX_DEFAULT="/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew"
  HOMEBREW_CACHE="${HOME}/.cache/Homebrew"

  STAT="stat --printf"
  CHOWN="/bin/chown"
  CHGRP="/bin/chgrp"
  GROUP="$(id -gn)"
  TOUCH="/bin/touch"
fi
BREW_REPO="https://github.com/Homebrew/brew"

# TODO: bump version when new macOS is released
MACOS_LATEST_SUPPORTED="10.15"
# TODO: bump version when new macOS is released
MACOS_OLDEST_SUPPORTED="10.13"

# no analytics during installation
export HOMEBREW_NO_ANALYTICS_THIS_RUN=1
export HOMEBREW_NO_ANALYTICS_MESSAGE_OUTPUT=1

# string formatters
if [[ -t 1 ]]; then
  tty_escape() { printf "\033[%sm" "$1"; }
else
  tty_escape() { :; }
fi
tty_mkbold() { tty_escape "1;$1"; }
tty_underline="$(tty_escape "4;39")"
tty_blue="$(tty_mkbold 34)"
tty_red="$(tty_mkbold 31)"
tty_bold="$(tty_mkbold 39)"
tty_reset="$(tty_escape 0)"

have_sudo_access() {
  local -a args
  if [[ -n "${SUDO_ASKPASS-}" ]]; then
    args=("-A")
  fi

  if [[ -z "${HAVE_SUDO_ACCESS-}" ]]; then
    if [[ -n "${args[*]-}" ]]; then
      /usr/bin/sudo "${args[@]}" -l mkdir &>/dev/null
    else
      /usr/bin/sudo -l mkdir &>/dev/null
    fi
    HAVE_SUDO_ACCESS="$?"
  fi

  if [[ -z "${HOMEBREW_ON_LINUX-}" ]] && [[ "$HAVE_SUDO_ACCESS" -ne 0 ]]; then
    abort "Need sudo access on macOS (e.g. the user $USER to be an Administrator)!"
  fi

  return "$HAVE_SUDO_ACCESS"
}

shell_join() {
  local arg
  printf "%s" "$1"
  shift
  for arg in "$@"; do
    printf " "
    printf "%s" "${arg// /\ }"
  done
}

chomp() {
  printf "%s" "${1/"$'\n'"/}"
}

ohai() {
  printf "${tty_blue}==>${tty_bold} %s${tty_reset}\n" "$(shell_join "$@")"
}

warn() {
  printf "${tty_red}Warning${tty_reset}: %s\n" "$(chomp "$1")"
}

abort() {
  printf "%s\n" "$1"
  exit 1
}

execute() {
  if ! "$@"; then
    abort "$(printf "Failed during: %s" "$(shell_join "$@")")"
  fi
}

execute_sudo() {
  local -a args=("$@")
  if [[ -n "${SUDO_ASKPASS-}" ]]; then
    args=("-A" "${args[@]}")
  fi
  if have_sudo_access; then
    ohai "/usr/bin/sudo" "${args[@]}"
    execute "/usr/bin/sudo" "${args[@]}"
  else
    ohai "${args[@]}"
    execute "${args[@]}"
  fi
}

getc() {
  local save_state
  save_state=$(/bin/stty -g)
  /bin/stty raw -echo
  IFS= read -r -n 1 -d '' "$@"
  /bin/stty "$save_state"
}

wait_for_user() {
  local c
  echo
  echo "Press RETURN to continue or any other key to abort"
  getc c
  # we test for \r and \n because some stuff does \r instead
  if ! [[ "$c" == $'\r' || "$c" == $'\n' ]]; then
    exit 1
  fi
}

major_minor() {
  echo "${1%%.*}.$(x="${1#*.}"; echo "${x%%.*}")"
}

if [[ -z "${HOMEBREW_ON_LINUX-}" ]]; then
  macos_version="$(major_minor "$(/usr/bin/sw_vers -productVersion)")"
fi

version_gt() {
  [[ "${1%.*}" -gt "${2%.*}" ]] || [[ "${1%.*}" -eq "${2%.*}" && "${1#*.}" -gt "${2#*.}" ]]
}
version_ge() {
  [[ "${1%.*}" -gt "${2%.*}" ]] || [[ "${1%.*}" -eq "${2%.*}" && "${1#*.}" -ge "${2#*.}" ]]
}
version_lt() {
  [[ "${1%.*}" -lt "${2%.*}" ]] || [[ "${1%.*}" -eq "${2%.*}" && "${1#*.}" -lt "${2#*.}" ]]
}

should_install_git() {
  if [[ $(command -v git) ]]; then
    return 1
  fi
}

should_install_command_line_tools() {
  if [[ -n "${HOMEBREW_ON_LINUX-}" ]]; then
    return 1
  fi

  if version_gt "$macos_version" "10.13"; then
    ! [[ -e "/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/git" ]]
  else
    ! [[ -e "/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/git" ]] ||
      ! [[ -e "/usr/include/iconv.h" ]]
  fi
}

get_permission() {
  $STAT "%A" "$1"
}

user_only_chmod() {
  [[ -d "$1" ]] && [[ "$(get_permission "$1")" != "755" ]]
}

exists_but_not_writable() {
  [[ -e "$1" ]] && ! [[ -r "$1" && -w "$1" && -x "$1" ]]
}

get_owner() {
  $STAT "%u" "$1"
}

file_not_owned() {
  [[ "$(get_owner "$1")" != "$(id -u)" ]]
}

get_group() {
  $STAT "%g" "$1"
}

file_not_grpowned() {
  [[ " $(id -G "$USER") " != *" $(get_group "$1") "*  ]]
}

# USER isn't always set so provide a fall back for the installer and subprocesses.
if [[ -z "${USER-}" ]]; then
  USER="$(chomp "$(id -un)")"
  export USER
fi

# Invalidate sudo timestamp before exiting (if it wasn't active before).
if ! /usr/bin/sudo -n -v 2>/dev/null; then
  trap '/usr/bin/sudo -k' EXIT
fi

# Things can fail later if `pwd` doesn't exist.
# Also sudo prints a warning message for no good reason
cd "/usr" || exit 1

####################################################################### script
if should_install_git; then
    abort "$(cat <<EOABORT
You must install Git before installing Homebrew. See:
  ${tty_underline}https://docs.brew.sh/Installation${tty_reset}
EOABORT
)"
fi

if [[ -z "${HOMEBREW_ON_LINUX-}" ]]; then
 have_sudo_access
else
  if [[ -n "${CI-}" ]] || [[ -w "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX_DEFAULT" ]] || [[ -w "/home/linuxbrew" ]] || [[ -w "/home" ]]; then
    HOMEBREW_PREFIX="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX_DEFAULT"
  else
    trap exit SIGINT
    if [[ $(/usr/bin/sudo -n -l mkdir 2>&1) != *"mkdir"* ]]; then
      ohai "Select the Homebrew installation directory"
      echo "- ${tty_bold}Enter your password${tty_reset} to install to ${tty_underline}${HOMEBREW_PREFIX_DEFAULT}${tty_reset} (${tty_bold}recommended${tty_reset})"
      echo "- ${tty_bold}Press Control-D${tty_reset} to install to ${tty_underline}$HOME/.linuxbrew${tty_reset}"
      echo "- ${tty_bold}Press Control-C${tty_reset} to cancel installation"
    fi
    if have_sudo_access; then
      HOMEBREW_PREFIX="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX_DEFAULT"
    else
      HOMEBREW_PREFIX="$HOME/.linuxbrew"
    fi
    trap - SIGINT
  fi
  HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY="${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/Homebrew"
fi

if [[ "$UID" == "0" ]]; then
  abort "Don't run this as root!"
elif [[ -d "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX" && ! -x "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX" ]]; then
  abort "$(cat <<EOABORT
The Homebrew prefix, ${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}, exists but is not searchable. If this is
not intentional, please restore the default permissions and try running the
installer again:
    sudo chmod 775 ${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}
EOABORT
)"
fi

if [[ -z "${HOMEBREW_ON_LINUX-}" ]]; then
  if version_lt "$macos_version" "10.7"; then
    abort "$(cat <<EOABORT
Your Mac OS X version is too old. See:
  ${tty_underline}https://github.com/mistydemeo/tigerbrew${tty_reset}
EOABORT
)"
  elif version_lt "$macos_version" "10.9"; then
    abort "Your OS X version is too old"
  elif version_gt "$macos_version" "$MACOS_LATEST_SUPPORTED" || \
    version_lt "$macos_version" "$MACOS_OLDEST_SUPPORTED"; then
    who="We"
    what=""
    if version_gt "$macos_version" "$MACOS_LATEST_SUPPORTED"; then
      what="pre-release version"
    else
      who+=" (and Apple)"
      what="old version"
    fi
    ohai "You are using macOS ${macos_version}."
    ohai "${who} do not provide support for this ${what}."

    echo "$(cat <<EOS
This installation may not succeed.
After installation, you will encounter build failures with some formulae.
Please create pull requests instead of asking for help on Homebrew\'s GitHub,
Discourse, Twitter or IRC. You are responsible for resolving any issues you
experience while you are running this ${what}.
EOS
)
"
  fi
fi

ohai "This script will install:"
echo "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/bin/brew"
echo "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/share/doc/homebrew"
echo "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/share/man/man1/brew.1"
echo "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/share/zsh/site-functions/_brew"
echo "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/etc/bash_completion.d/brew"
echo "${HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY}"

# Keep relatively in sync with
# https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/master/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb
directories=(bin etc include lib sbin share opt var
             Frameworks
             etc/bash_completion.d lib/pkgconfig
             share/aclocal share/doc share/info share/locale share/man
             share/man/man1 share/man/man2 share/man/man3 share/man/man4
             share/man/man5 share/man/man6 share/man/man7 share/man/man8
             var/log var/homebrew var/homebrew/linked
             bin/brew)
group_chmods=()
for dir in "${directories[@]}"; do
  if exists_but_not_writable "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/${dir}"; then
    group_chmods+=("${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/${dir}")
  fi
done

# zsh refuses to read from these directories if group writable
directories=(share/zsh share/zsh/site-functions)
zsh_dirs=()
for dir in "${directories[@]}"; do
  zsh_dirs+=("${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/${dir}")
done

directories=(bin etc include lib sbin share var opt
             share/zsh share/zsh/site-functions
             var/homebrew var/homebrew/linked
             Cellar Caskroom Homebrew Frameworks)
mkdirs=()
for dir in "${directories[@]}"; do
  if ! [[ -d "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/${dir}" ]]; then
    mkdirs+=("${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/${dir}")
  fi
done

user_chmods=()
if [[ "${#zsh_dirs[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
  for dir in "${zsh_dirs[@]}"; do
    if user_only_chmod "${dir}"; then
      user_chmods+=("${dir}")
    fi
  done
fi

chmods=()
if [[ "${#group_chmods[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
  chmods+=("${group_chmods[@]}")
fi
if [[ "${#user_chmods[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
  chmods+=("${user_chmods[@]}")
fi

chowns=()
chgrps=()
if [[ "${#chmods[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
  for dir in "${chmods[@]}"; do
    if file_not_owned "${dir}"; then
      chowns+=("${dir}")
    fi
    if file_not_grpowned "${dir}"; then
      chgrps+=("${dir}")
    fi
  done
fi

if [[ "${#group_chmods[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
  ohai "The following existing directories will be made group writable:"
  printf "%s\n" "${group_chmods[@]}"
fi
if [[ "${#user_chmods[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
  ohai "The following existing directories will be made writable by user only:"
  printf "%s\n" "${user_chmods[@]}"
fi
if [[ "${#chowns[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
  ohai "The following existing directories will have their owner set to ${tty_underline}${USER}${tty_reset}:"
  printf "%s\n" "${chowns[@]}"
fi
if [[ "${#chgrps[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
  ohai "The following existing directories will have their group set to ${tty_underline}${GROUP}${tty_reset}:"
  printf "%s\n" "${chgrps[@]}"
fi
if [[ "${#mkdirs[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
  ohai "The following new directories will be created:"
  printf "%s\n" "${mkdirs[@]}"
fi

if should_install_command_line_tools; then
  ohai "The Xcode Command Line Tools will be installed."
fi

if [[ -t 0 && -z "${CI-}" ]]; then
  wait_for_user
fi

if [[ -d "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}" ]]; then
  if [[ "${#chmods[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
    execute_sudo "/bin/chmod" "u+rwx" "${chmods[@]}"
  fi
  if [[ "${#group_chmods[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
    execute_sudo "/bin/chmod" "g+rwx" "${group_chmods[@]}"
  fi
  if [[ "${#user_chmods[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
    execute_sudo "/bin/chmod" "755" "${user_chmods[@]}"
  fi
  if [[ "${#chowns[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
    execute_sudo "$CHOWN" "$USER" "${chowns[@]}"
  fi
  if [[ "${#chgrps[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
    execute_sudo "$CHGRP" "$GROUP" "${chgrps[@]}"
  fi
else
  execute_sudo "/bin/mkdir" "-p" "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}"
  if [[ -z "${HOMEBREW_ON_LINUX-}" ]]; then
    execute_sudo "$CHOWN" "root:wheel" "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}"
  else
    execute_sudo "$CHOWN" "$USER:$GROUP" "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}"
  fi
fi

if [[ "${#mkdirs[@]}" -gt 0 ]]; then
  execute_sudo "/bin/mkdir" "-p" "${mkdirs[@]}"
  execute_sudo "/bin/chmod" "g+rwx" "${mkdirs[@]}"
  execute_sudo "$CHOWN" "$USER" "${mkdirs[@]}"
  execute_sudo "$CHGRP" "$GROUP" "${mkdirs[@]}"
fi

if ! [[ -d "${HOMEBREW_CACHE}" ]]; then
  if [[ -z "${HOMEBREW_ON_LINUX-}" ]]; then
    execute_sudo "/bin/mkdir" "-p" "${HOMEBREW_CACHE}"
  else
    execute "/bin/mkdir" "-p" "${HOMEBREW_CACHE}"
  fi
fi
if exists_but_not_writable "${HOMEBREW_CACHE}"; then
  execute_sudo "/bin/chmod" "g+rwx" "${HOMEBREW_CACHE}"
fi
if file_not_owned "${HOMEBREW_CACHE}"; then
  execute_sudo "$CHOWN" "$USER" "${HOMEBREW_CACHE}"
fi
if file_not_grpowned "${HOMEBREW_CACHE}"; then
  execute_sudo "$CHGRP" "$GROUP" "${HOMEBREW_CACHE}"
fi
if [[ -d "${HOMEBREW_CACHE}" ]]; then
  execute "$TOUCH" "${HOMEBREW_CACHE}/.cleaned"
fi

if should_install_command_line_tools && version_ge "$macos_version" "10.13"; then
  ohai "Searching online for the Command Line Tools"
  # This temporary file prompts the 'softwareupdate' utility to list the Command Line Tools
  clt_placeholder="/tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress"
  execute_sudo "$TOUCH" "$clt_placeholder"

  clt_label_command="/usr/sbin/softwareupdate -l |
                      grep -B 1 -E 'Command Line Tools' |
                      awk -F'*' '/^ *\\*/ {print \$2}' |
                      sed -e 's/^ *Label: //' -e 's/^ *//' |
                      sort -V |
                      tail -n1"
  clt_label="$(chomp "$(/bin/bash -c "$clt_label_command")")"

  if [[ -n "$clt_label" ]]; then
    ohai "Installing $clt_label"
    execute_sudo "/usr/sbin/softwareupdate" "-i" "$clt_label"
    execute_sudo "/bin/rm" "-f" "$clt_placeholder"
    execute_sudo "/usr/bin/xcode-select" "--switch" "/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools"
  fi
fi

# Headless install may have failed, so fallback to original 'xcode-select' method
if should_install_command_line_tools && test -t 0; then
  ohai "Installing the Command Line Tools (expect a GUI popup):"
  execute_sudo "/usr/bin/xcode-select" "--install"
  echo "Press any key when the installation has completed."
  getc
  execute_sudo "/usr/bin/xcode-select" "--switch" "/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools"
fi

if [[ -z "${HOMEBREW_ON_LINUX-}" ]] && ! output="$(/usr/bin/xcrun clang 2>&1)" && [[ "$output" == *"license"* ]]; then
  abort "$(cat <<EOABORT
You have not agreed to the Xcode license.
Before running the installer again please agree to the license by opening
Xcode.app or running:
    sudo xcodebuild -license
EOABORT
)"
fi

ohai "Downloading and installing Homebrew..."
(
  cd "${HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY}" >/dev/null || return

  # we do it in four steps to avoid merge errors when reinstalling
  execute "git" "init" "-q"

  # "git remote add" will fail if the remote is defined in the global config
  execute "git" "config" "remote.origin.url" "${BREW_REPO}"
  execute "git" "config" "remote.origin.fetch" "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*"

  # ensure we don't munge line endings on checkout
  execute "git" "config" "core.autocrlf" "false"

  execute "git" "fetch" "origin" "--force"
  execute "git" "fetch" "origin" "--tags" "--force"

  execute "git" "reset" "--hard" "origin/master"

  execute "ln" "-sf" "${HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY}/bin/brew" "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/bin/brew"

  execute "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/bin/brew" "update" "--force"
)

if [[ ":${PATH}:" != *":${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/bin:"* ]]; then
  warn "${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/bin is not in your PATH."
fi

ohai "Installation successful!"
echo

# Use the shell's audible bell.
if [[ -t 1 ]]; then
  printf "\a"
fi

# Use an extra newline and bold to avoid this being missed.
ohai "Homebrew has enabled anonymous aggregate formulae and cask analytics."
echo "$(cat <<EOS
${tty_bold}Read the analytics documentation (and how to opt-out) here:
  ${tty_underline}https://docs.brew.sh/Analytics${tty_reset}
No analytics data has been sent yet (or will be during this \`install\` run).
EOS
)
"

ohai "Homebrew is run entirely by unpaid volunteers. Please consider donating:"
echo "$(cat <<EOS
  ${tty_underline}https://github.com/Homebrew/brew#donations${tty_reset}
EOS
)
"

(
  cd "${HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY}" >/dev/null || return
  execute "git" "config" "--replace-all" "homebrew.analyticsmessage" "true"
  execute "git" "config" "--replace-all" "homebrew.caskanalyticsmessage" "true"
)

ohai "Next steps:"
echo "- Run \`brew help\` to get started"
echo "- Further documentation: "
echo "    ${tty_underline}https://docs.brew.sh${tty_reset}"

if [[ -n "${HOMEBREW_ON_LINUX-}" ]]; then
  case "$SHELL" in
    */bash*)
      if [[ -r "$HOME/.bash_profile" ]]; then
        shell_profile="$HOME/.bash_profile"
      else
        shell_profile="$HOME/.profile"
      fi
      ;;
    */zsh*)
      shell_profile="$HOME/.zprofile"
      ;;
    *)
      shell_profile="$HOME/.profile"
      ;;
  esac

  cat <<EOS
- Install the Homebrew dependencies if you have sudo access:
  ${tty_bold}Debian, Ubuntu, etc.${tty_reset}
    sudo apt-get install build-essential
  ${tty_bold}Fedora, Red Hat, CentOS, etc.${tty_reset}
    sudo yum groupinstall 'Development Tools'
  See ${tty_underline}https://docs.brew.sh/linux${tty_reset} for more information.
- Configure Homebrew in your ${tty_underline}${shell_profile}${tty_reset} by running
    echo 'eval \$(${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/bin/brew shellenv)' >> ${shell_profile}
- Add Homebrew to your ${tty_bold}PATH${tty_reset}
    eval \$(${HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/bin/brew shellenv)
- We recommend that you install GCC by running:
    brew install gcc

EOS
fi
  8. Create a local bash file ( ie: install_home_brew.sh ) and copy the above bash script into the local bash file.
  9. Add executable permission to the above bash file ( chmod +x install_home_brew.sh).
  10. Then run the below command in the terminal. Then you can install homebrew on Mac OS successfully. 
    /bin/bash -c ./install_home_brew.sh

5. Video Demo For This Article.

  1. You can watch the video of this example article below.

1 thought on “How To Install Homebrew On Mac OS”

  1. john

    please help. after tying to install homebrew, i recieved this

    ==> Downloading and installing Homebrew…
    HEAD is now at 3ab140e39 Merge pull request #12470 from Homebrew/dependabot/bundler/Library/Homebrew/sorbet-0.5.9368
    fatal: Could not resolve HEAD to a revision
    ==> Installation successful!

    ==> Homebrew has enabled anonymous aggregate formulae and cask analytics.
    Read the analytics documentation (and how to opt-out) here:
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    No analytics data has been sent yet (nor will any be during this install run).

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    this fatal issue is preventing me from install anything properly, such as jenkins

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