setup-guide

Install “Homebrew”

Homebrew is a tool that simplifies installing applications on your machine. Think of it like an app store for your computer.

  1. In your terminal, enter the following command:
    • /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
    • You will be prompted several times along the way. Enter your password when prompted, accept all the defaults, say “Yes” if prompted.
    • MAC Users
      • You will likely be prompted to install XCode command line tools. Say “Yes”.
      • When it completes, follow the “Next steps:” instructions, which should be:
        • echo 'eval "$(`which brew` shellenv)"' >> $HOME/.zprofile
        • eval "$(`which brew` shellenv)"
    • Linux and Windows Users
      • Once the main installation finishes (could take up to 30 minutes), enter these commands, one at a time in your terminal:
        • test -d ~/.linuxbrew && eval $(~/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)
        • test -d /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew && eval $(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)
      • The commands should produce no errors and do not produce success messages.

Once the installation has completed, run:

brew doctor

if return output is:

Your system is ready to brew

or return output is:

Please note that these warnings are just used to help the Homebrew maintainers
with debugging if you file an issue. If everything you use Homebrew for is
working fine: please don't worry or file an issue; just ignore this. Thanks!

then run:

brew update

else if return output is:

brew: command not found

(or any other errors)

then click here do not continue with the following steps until you have Homebrew properly installed

Install “gcc” (Windows Users Only)

In order for Homebrew to install other applications, it needs a tool called gcc to assist itself.

Run this command in your terminal:

brew install gcc

When that completes, you will be returned to the command prompt and can move on to the next steps.

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