HOMEBREW CASK UPGRADE INSTALL

Kegs and Casks now use the same brew remove command. Removing software is similar to installing software. Currently, all the components in the Tap are pre-installed in the macOS AMIs that AWS offers.

HOMEBREW CASK UPGRADE INSTALL

Kegs use the default brew install command while Casks have their own sub-command: brew install -cask. There are two primary ways to install software from the Tap. It is possible to update a specific Keg or Cask. This Tap follows standard Homebrew commands, for more information, please refer to the Homebrew Documentation. The most common use for the Tap is to get the latest software available on a launched instance. ( Note: that this only removes the Tap but preserves anything previously installed) If this Tap needs to be removed, Homebrew has a specific command for this. To manually install the Tap, run the the brew tap command:īrew tap aws/homebrew-aws Removing the Tap The AMIs provided by EC2 come with Homebrew 'pretapped' with this Tap. Instance initialization and configuration, including performance optimizationįor collecting system monitoring CloudWatch metrics

This Tap (repository) contains the formulae that are used in the macOS AMI that AWS offers.

Homebrew is a package manager for macOS which provides easy installation and update management of additional software. These AMIs include this Tap for providing a simple way to get these tools and updates to them. AWS offers EC2-optimized macOS AMIs for developer use.

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