When installing packages on CentOS you usually have to hunt down all sorts of repositories; with Homebrew that hassle goes away. This article uses CentOS 7.6 — other system versions may differ. 1. Create a Non-root User Homebrew refuses to run as root, so a new user has to be created.

Homebrew is the package manager for OS X, similar to yum on CentOS or apt-get on Ubuntu. From the OS X command line you can install applications with the brew and brew cask commands. 1. Install brew cask 1 brew install brew-cask-completion 2. The Difference Between brew and brew cask The difference between brew and brew cask lies in the type of application they favor.