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Homebrew vs Fink vs Macports?

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Mar 15, 202624181 views
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I am using Fink to install Unix apps on my mac, I just came across Homebrew and saw some good reviews about Homebrew. So, my question is: What package manager do you guys use for Mac? I use Fink currently, so will the shift from Fink to Homebrew be really worth it? If 2. is true, then why?

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IMHO, the problem with Homebrew is it tries to use /usr/local in a way it was never meant to be used: owned by a user other than root. While I understand the homebrew developers take care not to munge with anything else in /usr/local, nothing else t…

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