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Q&A How do I safely replace brew on Big Sur?

If you just want the minimal set of top-level packages to install on your new system, brew leaves is less verbose than CodeFarmer's brew deps --installed. You get a nice concise list of the packag...

posted 4mo ago by Michael‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by Michael‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar Michael‭ · 2024-01-10T16:18:31Z (4 months ago)
  • If you just want the minimal set of top-level packages to install on your new system, **`brew leaves`** is less verbose than [CodeFarmer's `brew deps --installed`][1].
  • You get a nice neat list of the packages that are not needed as dependencies by any other package.
  • [1]: https://linux.codidact.com/posts/285117/285152#answer-285152
  • If you just want the minimal set of top-level packages to install on your new system, **`brew leaves`** is less verbose than [CodeFarmer's `brew deps --installed`][1].
  • You get a nice concise list of the packages that are not needed as dependencies by any other package.
  • _**Edit:** This is mentioned in the comments on the Question._
  • [1]: https://linux.codidact.com/posts/285117/285152#answer-285152
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Michael‭ · 2024-01-10T16:12:46Z (4 months ago)
If you just want the minimal set of top-level packages to install on your new system, **`brew leaves`** is less verbose than [CodeFarmer's `brew deps --installed`][1].

You get a nice neat list of the packages that are not needed as dependencies by any other package.

[1]: https://linux.codidact.com/posts/285117/285152#answer-285152