brew42's Introduction

Brew42

A tool to install Homebrew on 42US iMacs without admin access.

What it does:

Goes through all of the necessary steps to install Homebrew on 42US iMacs and performs any actions needed such as:
- Checks for local goinfre directory, creates one if it doesn't exist.
- Checks if homebrew is installed, installs it if not. Updates it if it is.
- Checks that PATH variable has been changed to use 'brew' and other commands, appends export PATH to .zshrc if it has not been, then reloads .zshrc.
Installs specific Homebrew packages, and can be edited to add or remove default packages.
If package is already installed, prompts to update package.

Usage

1. Open terminal where you want to save the script.
2. Type git clone https://github.com/Etregoning/brew42 && cd $_
3. Type sh brew42.sh
4. Follow prompts

Customization

Example Script

Replace `PACKAGE-NAME` with name of package you want to add. No caps.

if [ ! -e "$GOINFRE/brew/bin/PACKAGE-NAME" ] ; then
  brew install PACKAGE-NAME
		if [ -e "$GOINFRE/brew/bin/PACKAGE-NAME" ] ; then
			echo "${GREEN}PACKAGE-NAME successfully installed. Version: \c" ; PACKAGE-NAME --version ; echo "${RESET}"
		else
			echo "${RED}PACKAGE-NAME failed to install.${RESET}"
		fi
else
	echo  "\nPACKAGE-NAME is already installed. ${GREEN}Version:${RESET} \c" ; PACKAGE-NAME --version
    while true ;  do
      read -p "Would you like to update it? [y/n] " yn
    	case $yn in
        	[Yy]* ) brew upgrade PACKAGE-NAME ; break ;;
        	[Nn]* ) break ;;
        	* ) echo "${RED}Please answer y for yes or n for no.${RESET}" ;;
    	esac
    done
	fi
done
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