Comment by nomilk
10 hours ago
Often convenience and security are at odds, but `export HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1` is more convenient and more secure.
10 hours ago
Often convenience and security are at odds, but `export HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1` is more convenient and more secure.
Problem here is Brew does things in an anti-unix way by default, the auto updating of packages being the prominent reason.
I personally switched away from macOS with this being one of the reasons, after having realized brew will eventually compromise my system with their antics.