https://www.sainnhe.dev/categories/macos/ Recent content in macos on sainnhe's blog Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us sainnhe Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:16:48 +0800 https://www.sainnhe.dev/post/recommendation-of-macos-apps/ Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:16:48 +0800 https://www.sainnhe.dev/post/recommendation-of-macos-apps/ In this post, I’m going to introduce some macOS apps that I’m using. All of them are free of charge. FOSSs (Free and Open Source Softwares) are marked by ⭐. MacPorts ⭐ This is a package manager, something like a third-party App Store, but in command line. Many people may prefer homebrew, but I would say even if MacPorts is not to your taste, don’t use homebrew. IT IS UNSAFE! https://www.sainnhe.dev/post/dont-use-homebrew/ Sat, 01 Jan 2022 10:29:05 +0800 https://www.sainnhe.dev/post/dont-use-homebrew/ What? Yes exactly, you should never use it. I know this might shock you, but please let me explain. There are two very serious design flaws in homebrew, which may put your mac in danger. The directory permission Homebrew doesn’t need sudo to perform actions, which has been regarded as a big advantage over other package managers. Yes, it’s more convenient, however the way homebrew implements this feature is simply to change the ownership of the directory of $(brew --prefix) to the user who installed homebrew.