Today I Learned - Rocky Kev

TIL OS Package Managers

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Cool kids use command lines to install things. 😎

You know how you can npm i and like... things just magically work?
OSes also have package managers to make your life easier.

Windows

Chocolatey for Mac

INSTALL:
Follow the instructions, as you need to modify permissions.
https://chocolatey.org/install

GET CHROME & FIREFOX:
choco install googlechrome
choco install firefox

GET NODE VERSION MANAGER:
choco install nvm

Mac

Homebrew for Mac

INSTALL: (As of May 22, 2021. Always check the documentations!)
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

GET CHROME & FIREFOX:
brew install --cask google-chrome
brew install --cask firefox

GET NODE VERSION MANAGER:
brew install nvm

Linux

Yikes, not touching this with a 10 foot pole.


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