Re:Homebrew 3.0
by dylan604 on Friday February 05, 2021 @10:57AM
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so, you don't do a 'yum update' before installing software on your system (or 'apt-get update' or whatever)? Are you also the type of person that refuses to update system software because "it takes too long, and I'm too busy"?
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No, I don’t like forced 5 minute stops to my work.
Yes, I’m the type of person who only updates on my schedule when notified, or when I need something.
These little tools installed by home brew aren’t just little tools, they’re dependencies for whatever else they’re used in. The fact that I need package “X” doesn’t mean I want package Y, something entirely unrelated, updated without my consent.
It’s MY fucking computer. Let ME decide what software gets installed on it and when.
Not GP, but I do it quite often, but not every single time. Also yum/apt/etc updates are way faster and much more responsive than brew.
I generally don't do an apt update before installing a package that I needed at that moment.
However I do full update / upgrades when it is convenient for me.
That's the point.
I have the same issue and for me there is a simple difference:
I probably use homebrew for a handfull of tools, in debian etc. my packagetmanager manages everything.
Its not a huge issue but the thought of 'ah shit i need to run update' comes with 'that will be slow'