Install homebrew on M1 Mac

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Install the Homebrew package manager. This will allow you to install almost any app from the command line.

Run this command:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

On Apple Silicon machines, there’s one more step. Homebrew files are installed into the /opt/homebrew folder. But the folder is not part of the default $PATH. Follow Homebrew's advice and create a ~/.zprofile file which contains a command which sets up Homebrew.

Homebrew shows instructions at the end of the installation process:

# add homebrew to your PATH in ~/.zprofile:
echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> ~/.zprofile
eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

After you’ve installed Homebrew, check that Homebrew is installed properly.

brew doctor

You should see:

Your system is ready to brew.

Make sure everything is up to date.

brew update