Installing Homebrew on macOS Sonoma

Prerequisites:

• An internet connection
• Administrative privileges on your Mac

Installation Steps:

1. Option one (no recommend Run the installation script):

   • Open Terminal: Go to Applications > Utilities > Terminal.

   • /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
     

   • This command fetches the latest installation script from GitHub and executes it using the Bourne Again Shell (/bin/bash).
   • Press Enter when prompted to continue.
   • The script will download and install Homebrew, displaying progress messages during the process.

2. Option two (recommend .pkg installer).

   • Download .pkg installer from Homebrew's latest GitHub release

3. add to your shell profile

   Edit your shell profile (e.g., ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc or ~/.zprofile) and add the following line:

   eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
   

   Then, reload your shell profile for the changes to take effect:

   source ~/.bashrc  # or source ~/.zshrc or source ~/.zprofile (depending on your shell)
   

4. Enter your password (if prompted):

   • During installation, you might be prompted to enter your administrator password. Type your password and press Enter.
   • The password won't be shown on screen for security reasons.

5. Verification (Optional):

   • Once the installation is complete, you can verify it by running the following command:

   brew doctor
   

   • This command checks for any potential issues with your Homebrew installation and provides suggestions if necessary.

Additional Notes:

• The installation script might take a few minutes to complete depending on your internet speed.
• After successful installation, you can close the Terminal window.

Using Homebrew:

• Once installed, you can use Homebrew to install various software packages, libraries, and tools on your Mac.

• To install a package, use the following command format:

  brew install <package_name>
  

  Replace <package_name> with the actual name of the package you want to install.

• For example, to install Python using Homebrew, you would run:

  brew install python
  

• You can find a list of available packages and more information about Homebrew on their official website: https://brew.sh/

I hope this helps! Feel free to ask if you have any further questions about using Homebrew.