Jack Wallen walks you through the steps of installing the macOS command line package manager Homebrew on Linux. Homebrew is a command line package manager for macOS that is similar to apt-get or dnf.

A package manager or package management system is a set of utilities that facilitate the process of installing, updating, and removing computer programs on an operating system. It is very prevalent ...

ChromeOS is Linux-based, enabling installation of Linux apps easily in a full-featured environment on a Chromebook. Enabling Linux on ChromeOS is now simple, with a few steps in the Settings app to ...

Snap and Flatpak are Linux universal package managers. Both have their pros and cons. Each gives Linux far more apps to choose from. Flatpak and Snap are universal package managers. Both are simple to ...

As I've grown more comfortable with Linux, I've discovered alternative methods of installing apps. Sometimes, they're better than the traditional way.

Linux isn't nearly as hard as you think it is. In fact, Linux has become one of the easiest desktop and server operating systems on the planet. How is that possible? For one thing, modern Linux ...

Snap is yet another package manager for Linux that makes it possible to install applications not found in many apt repositories. Find out how to use Snap to keep your software up to date. I’m all ...

If you’ve ever used a modern Linux distribution, you’ve likely experienced the convenience of installing and updating software with a single command. Package managers, the tools behind this ease of ...