← Back to context Comment by yoavm 2 months ago Are you using Homebrew on Linux? Genuinely curious - I never met a Linux user doing that. 3 comments yoavm Reply indigodaddy 2 months ago Brew actually works very nicely for Linux and is a useful method to enable package management of cli tools/libraries at the user level.It's also widely accepted as one of the tools of choice for package persistence on immutable distros (distrobox/toolbox is also another approach):https://docs.projectbluefin.io/bluefin-dx/Also, for example I use it for package management for KASM workspaces:https://gist.github.com/jgbrwn/28645fcf4ac5a4176f715a6f9b170... serpix 2 months ago Linuxbrew is absolutely fantastic. No need to mess with apt repositories and can keep custom binaries separate from the os. Almost everything is there, and it just works. embedding-shape 2 months ago At least one other person also does:> as long as I have a basic Linux environment, Homebrew, and Steamhttps://xeiaso.net/blog/2025/yotld/ (An year of the Linux Desktop)I guess some post-macOS users might bring it with them when moving. If it works :shrug:
indigodaddy 2 months ago Brew actually works very nicely for Linux and is a useful method to enable package management of cli tools/libraries at the user level.It's also widely accepted as one of the tools of choice for package persistence on immutable distros (distrobox/toolbox is also another approach):https://docs.projectbluefin.io/bluefin-dx/Also, for example I use it for package management for KASM workspaces:https://gist.github.com/jgbrwn/28645fcf4ac5a4176f715a6f9b170...
serpix 2 months ago Linuxbrew is absolutely fantastic. No need to mess with apt repositories and can keep custom binaries separate from the os. Almost everything is there, and it just works.
embedding-shape 2 months ago At least one other person also does:> as long as I have a basic Linux environment, Homebrew, and Steamhttps://xeiaso.net/blog/2025/yotld/ (An year of the Linux Desktop)I guess some post-macOS users might bring it with them when moving. If it works :shrug:
Brew actually works very nicely for Linux and is a useful method to enable package management of cli tools/libraries at the user level.
It's also widely accepted as one of the tools of choice for package persistence on immutable distros (distrobox/toolbox is also another approach):
https://docs.projectbluefin.io/bluefin-dx/
Also, for example I use it for package management for KASM workspaces:
https://gist.github.com/jgbrwn/28645fcf4ac5a4176f715a6f9b170...
Linuxbrew is absolutely fantastic. No need to mess with apt repositories and can keep custom binaries separate from the os. Almost everything is there, and it just works.
At least one other person also does:
> as long as I have a basic Linux environment, Homebrew, and Steam
https://xeiaso.net/blog/2025/yotld/ (An year of the Linux Desktop)
I guess some post-macOS users might bring it with them when moving. If it works :shrug: