Homebrew 4.5.0
a year ago
- #Software Development
- #Homebrew
- #Package Management
- Homebrew 4.5.0 introduces major improvements to brew bundle and services.
- Preliminary Linux support for casks is now available, with some limitations.
- Official Support Tiers have been introduced, clarifying support levels.
- Tier 2 ARM64 Linux support is now provided, with future hopes for Tier 1.
- Ruby 3.4.3 is now required, with Bootsnap enabled by default for faster performance.
- Several deprecations and new features like brew install --ask and brew update-if-needed have been added.
- Homebrew now supports GCC 15 and includes improvements for pyenv and PowerShell completions.
- The Homebrew macOS .pkg installer will now upgrade existing installations.
- Homebrew has switched to SSH-based Git commit signing and provides FAQs about Workbrew.
- Donations are accepted through GitHub Sponsors and Patreon, among other methods.