[NFBCS] OSX Questions

Fri Jan 15 13:02:32 UTC 2021

no worries, I was just giving that one as an example I can learn from. I do understand it much better now, brew tap user/file/repo. So just a couple of questions regarding that,

1. So everything down loaded with the package manager brew will be installed in the folder you just gave. I know that it is possible to change the directory that brew downloads to. If I change the brew download folder to that sublink folder, would I essentially have my downloads going where my native applications are? Or would it be cleaner to leave the default installation directories and then create a shortcut or sublink to it and then I will have it in the applications folder?
2. Sure folder to my dock to get to them quickly. I guess an alternative would be to leave brew installing where it is, then can I create a folder titled GitHub that I can place on the dock that will just open the brew download directory? I have OCD, I know this seems unimportant, but organization is a major reason for doing this.

3. Is that literally all there is to it to download whatever it is from get hub? Essentially just exchanging “git clone repo link” with “brew install user/project/GitHub repo”? Does doing this download all of the needed dependencies that come with it such as if I did a “apt install” or do I need to tap each repo and it’s dependencies as well?
4. Doing this will not for some reason have brew actually run the files, Such as a python or bash install file located in the repo, or will it? My assumption is using brew tap only downloads to your brew directory. You then would navigate to the brew folder to edit config files or to run an install.sh, correct?

I am sorry for the elementary questions. I’m not actually a complete beginner with this, just new to it with a MacBook and by sound. I used to be much more adventurous when exploring and learning new technology, but now that I cannot see I have a major fear of doing something to the machines to make them inaccessible. I have a few portable solid-state drives on the way that I plan to install some backup (or rescue) operating systems for me to use if that were ever an issue.
Thanks again very much for the help. It is unbelievably appreciated.Thanks again very much for the help.

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On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 3:41 PM, Michael McQuaid <mickmcquaid at gmail.com> wrote:

> Actually, steps 1 and 2 should be together: brew tap username/file githublink
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> When I do brew install afterwards, it tells me that the tap has already been installed, so I guess that does the installation. By the way, there is nothing in the Applications folder. Things are installed into /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps and potentially symlinked to /usr/local/bin.
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> I still have not figured out how to get the example you gave, hephaest0s/usbkill, to work. Sorry about that.
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> - Mick
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> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 1:42 PM Reece O’Bryan <Reece.obryan at pm.me> wrote:
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>> so is this the procedure:
>>
>> 1. Brew tap username/file
>> 2. Paste git hub link
>>
>> Does this actually do the installation or just tap into the repository and then I would need to run another command to install it after adding the repository?
>> Is there some thing to add to the syntax to have whatever is download it added to the applications folder? I thought I had found something that did this, but cannot seem to find it again.
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>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 1:23 PM, Michael McQuaid <mickmcquaid at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> I'm afraid I may have given bad advice. I can not make that example work at all. I can add it as a tap by saying
>>>
>>> brew tap hephaest0s/usbkill https://github.com/hephaest0s/usbkill
>>>
>>> but after that my brew setup refuses to recognize it. It does recognize others I have installed. I tried to figure out what they have in common that usbkill does not, but have so far been unsuccessful and have to go back to work now. I'll try to figure out more later but I am doubtful that I'll be able to figure it out.
>>>
>>> - Mick
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>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 11:44 AM Reece O’Bryan <Reece.obryan at pm.me> wrote:
>>>
>>>> here is one for example:
>>>>
>>>> https://github.com/hephaest0s/usbkill
>>>>
>>>> https://github.com/hephaest0s/usbkill1. So can I essentially just replace, “git clone” with brew install”?
>>>> Example: brew install https://github.com/hephaest0s/usbkill
>>>>
>>>> https://github.com/hephaest0s/usbkill2. From playing around with my experience, it seems as if installing this way doesn’t automatically add a shortcut to the application and the applications folder. Is there something I need to do after installing with brew to be able to access what I downloaded in the applications folder?
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>>>> Many thanks for the help,
>>>>
>>>> -Reece
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>>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 11:00 AM, Michael McQuaid <mickmcquaid at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>> Can you give an example of a repo you want to install? I think the first way you described is correct, you can just brew install if it is a github repo. If it is a different source, then you have to add it.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Mick
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 10:35 AM Reece O’Bryan <Reece.obryan at pm.me> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> thank you very much for the reply! Brew tab seems to be the key! I’m having a little confusion even though I am reading the documentation on it. It says the following,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If it’s on GitHub, users can install any of your formulae with brew install user/repo/formula. Homebrew will automatically add yourgithub.com/user/homebrew-repo tap before installing the formula.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From googling around I read that you need to add the repository by having it, but this makes it seem as if you can just, “brew install” followed by the repository and it will automatically do this, is that correct or do I first need to add the repository by tapping it and then running some variant of, “brew install” after it is tabbed?
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>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 9:37 PM, Michael McQuaid <mickmcquaid at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>>>> I think I answered the first question before but here it is again, just in case. You can use "brew tap" to deal with third party repositories and it defaults to github.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Question 2: I don't know how to make the screen curtain come on at boot by itself, but there is a third party software that will make it come on at login. It is found at http://manytricks.com/desktopcurtain
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Not sure about question 3
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regarding question 4, the only way I can find to open an app in background is through terminal or a script. I can't figure out why yours is opening in background. Sorry.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> One thing I'm doing in searching for help is prefacing the question with macOS instead of OSX since Apple is now calling it macOS. That seems to bring up more recent help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - Mick
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 8:53 AM Reece O’Bryan via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello, I have some questions for my new MacBook and I’m hoping some of you can help:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1. Can I use brew and/or cask to download apps or scripts from GitHub? If so, can brew update them and pull the latest release from GitHub?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2. Can I make the screen curtain come on automatically at boot?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 3. I’m not sure which key I pressed, but I have hidden some applications that were in my applications folder, how can I add them back and show everything installed in the applications folder? I know that the applications weren’t uninstalled, just hidden, because they can still be opened with Siri.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 4. When opening a document or application it opens in the background behind the window I can currently in. Can I make it so that focus goes to whatever I am opening? I don’t want to have to command tab each and every time.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance for any replies,
>>>>>>>>>
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