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0 pointsharel4y ago0 comments

Yes, I can and will, but the point was "why homebrew for linux?". Later I read the author was just not familiar with the Linux ecosystem which pretty much answered my question.

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CodeIsTheEnd4y ago

(Author here) Homebrew support was added entirely with macOS in mind, but Homebrew for Linux uses the same repository of formulas as Homebrew for macOS [1], so you get Linux support for free. I included Homebrew for Linux because it's an option, but I don't want it to be the only option.

I guess I should explicitly say in the documentation that help would be appreciated in adding support for other package managers. I definitely want jless available through the most standard avenues.

[1]: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formul...

harelOP4y ago

Hi Author :-) Please note that I am VERY much appreciating the application and effort, and this was not meant as criticism. I saw you mentioned you're not a Linux person which is cool - I get why the brew is there.

It's just that I never really understood why there even IS a homebrew for linux.

I'm pretty sure you'll find yourself with multo-distro repository presence soon enough since your app is useful indeed.

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