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Lesson 01

Homebrew, the package manager

You have reached the part of the course where installing software involves typing. You are doing fine.

brew install

Installs software from one command instead of hunting for downloads, dragging to Applications, and dismissing warnings. It is the foundation for nearly everything else in this tier and the next.

Do this now

Install Homebrew, then install one command-line tool with it. Run brew list and see what you now own.

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