How to install Homebrew on Deepin OS or any other Debian-based linux distribution

Install the building blocks

The sudo apt-get install build-essential command is used to install a set of essential development tools and packages on a Debian-based Linux system.

These tools and packages are commonly needed when you want to compile and build software from source code on your system.

sudo apt-get install build-essential

Output

calaca@calaca-PC ~ $ sudo apt-get install build-essential
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  deepin-pw-check fonts-lato gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 imageworsener libatkmm-1.6-1v5 libcairomm-1.0-1v5 libdavs2-16 libdeepin-authenticate libdframeworkdbus-dev
  libdumbnet1 libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 libjs-jquery libllvm11 libmaxminddb0 libmspack0 libnppc11 libnppicc11 libnppidei11 libnppig11 libpangomm-1.4-1v5 libqtermwidget5-0
  libsmi2ldbl libwireshark-data libwireshark11 libwiretap8 libwscodecs2 libwsutil9 libxavs2-13 libxmlsec1 libxmlsec1-openssl qtermwidget5-data ruby-did-you-mean
  ruby-minitest ruby-net-telnet ruby-power-assert ruby-test-unit ruby-xmlrpc rubygems-integration x11-apps x11-session-utils xinit
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  build-essential
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
Need to get 7,576 B of archives.
After this operation, 20.5 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 https://community-packages.deepin.com/deepin apricot/main amd64 build-essential amd64 12.6 [7,576 B]
Fetched 7,576 B in 3s (2,261 B/s)           
Selecting previously unselected package build-essential.
(Reading database ... 280461 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../build-essential_12.6_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking build-essential (12.6) ...
Setting up build-essential (12.6) ...

Git

git --version

Output

calaca@calaca-PC ~ $ git --version
git version 2.20.1

Compiler

In the context of Linux Debian, the make command is a build automation tool used to compile and build software from source code. It is a critical component of the software development process on Linux systems.

which make

Output

calaca@calaca-PC ~ $ which make
/usr/bin/make

Download the script

curl -fsSL -o install.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh

Output

calaca@calaca-PC ~ $ curl -fsSL -o install.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh

Check the script's content

less install.sh

Output

#!/bin/bash

# We don't need return codes for "$(command)", only stdout is needed.
# Allow `[[ -n "$(command)" ]]`, `func "$(command)"`, pipes, etc.
# shellcheck disable=SC2312

set -u

abort() {
  printf "%s\n" "$@" >&2
  exit 1
}

# Fail fast with a concise message when not using bash
# Single brackets are needed here for POSIX compatibility
# shellcheck disable=SC2292
if [ -z "${BASH_VERSION:-}" ]
then
  abort "Bash is required to interpret this script."
fi

# Check if script is run with force-interactive mode in CI
if [[ -n "${CI-}" && -n "${INTERACTIVE-}" ]]
then
  abort "Cannot run force-interactive mode in CI."
fi

# Check if both `INTERACTIVE` and `NONINTERACTIVE` are set
# Always use single-quoted strings with `exp` expressions
# shellcheck disable=SC2016
if [[ -n "${INTERACTIVE-}" && -n "${NONINTERACTIVE-}" ]]
then
  abort 'Both `$INTERACTIVE` and `$NONINTERACTIVE` are set. Please unset at least one variable and try again.'

Install

/bin/bash install.sh

Initial output

calaca@calaca-PC ~ $ /bin/bash install.sh
==> Checking for `sudo` access (which may request your password)...
[sudo] password for calaca: 
Verification successful
==> This script will install:
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/share/doc/homebrew
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/share/man/man1/brew.1
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/share/zsh/site-functions/_brew
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/etc/bash_completion.d/brew
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Homebrew
==> The following new directories will be created:
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/etc
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/include
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/lib
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/sbin
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/share
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/var
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/opt
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/share/zsh
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/share/zsh/site-functions
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/var/homebrew
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/var/homebrew/linked
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Caskroom
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Frameworks

Add homebrew to your path

(echo; echo 'eval "$(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"') >> /home/calaca/.bash_profile
eval "$(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
eval "$(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

Output

calaca@calaca-PC ~/var/www $ (echo; echo 'eval "$(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"') >> /home/calaca/.bash_profile
calaca@calaca-PC ~/var/www $  eval "$(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

Install homebrew's dependencies

sudo apt-get install build-essential

Output

calaca@calaca-PC ~/var/www $ sudo apt-get install build-essential
[sudo] password for calaca: 
Verification successful
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
build-essential is already the newest version (12.6).
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  deepin-pw-check fonts-lato gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 imageworsener libatkmm-1.6-1v5 libcairomm-1.0-1v5 libdavs2-16 libdeepin-authenticate libdframeworkdbus-dev
  libdumbnet1 libgtkmm-3.0-1v5 libjs-jquery libllvm11 libmaxminddb0 libmspack0 libnppc11 libnppicc11 libnppidei11 libnppig11 libpangomm-1.4-1v5 libqtermwidget5-0
  libsmi2ldbl libwireshark-data libwireshark11 libwiretap8 libwscodecs2 libwsutil9 libxavs2-13 libxmlsec1 libxmlsec1-openssl qtermwidget5-data ruby-did-you-mean
  ruby-minitest ruby-net-telnet ruby-power-assert ruby-test-unit ruby-xmlrpc rubygems-integration x11-apps x11-session-utils xinit
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.

Confirm brew's installation

which brew

Output

calaca@calaca-PC ~/var/www $ which brew
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew

Check's version

brew -v

brew --version

Output:

calaca@calaca-PC ~/var/www $ brew --version
Homebrew 4.1.4

Install gcc

brew install gcc

Initial output

calaca@calaca-PC ~/var/www $ brew install gcc
==> Fetching dependencies for gcc: linux-headers@5.15, glibc, gmp, isl, mpfr, libmpc, lz4, xz, zlib, zstd and binutils
==> Fetching linux-headers@5.15
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/linux-headers/5.15/manifests/5.15.125
################################################################################################################################################################### 100.0%
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/linux-headers/5.15/blobs/sha256:ba7a48a44cfc8eea5b77d0a2408dbaea0c8b69a5823ee0fcb15cf36e8e307a10
################################################################################################################################################################### 100.0%
==> Fetching glibc
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/glibc/manifests/2.35_1
################################################################################################################################################################### 100.0%
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/glibc/blobs/sha256:274dd06ae6ecaee3025d6bf21cf4c7641df9a1cc3973e162911a1f4a76000a24
################################################################################################################################################################### 100.0%
==> Fetching gmp
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/gmp/manifests/6.2.1_1
################################################################################################################################################################### 100.0%
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/gmp/blobs/sha256:786ae29f0c0b06ea86e42bd9c6ac2c49bd5757da037dead7053e8bd612c4cf8c
################################################################################################################################################################### 100.0%
==> Fetching isl
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/isl/manifests/0.26
################################################################################################################################################################### 100.0%
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/isl/blobs/sha256:db14ba1e4ea23ab41e06930dcf25ae9023c5e395c88602da2a9b6a98d54c92d3
################################################################################################################################################################### 100.0%

Install tree

brew install tree

Output:

calaca@calaca-PC ~/var/www $ brew install tree

==> Fetching tree
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/tree/manifests/2.1.1
################################################################################################################################################################### 100.0%
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/tree/blobs/sha256:def7fe0895d7e8d0d9c5090effa68e1536a090a613932938ae38fde80e7b2354
################################################################################################################################################################### 100.0%
==> Pouring tree--2.1.1.x86_64_linux.bottle.tar.gz
🍺  /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/tree/2.1.1: 8 files, 193KB
==> Running `brew cleanup tree`...
Disable this behaviour by setting HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP.
Hide these hints with HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS (see `man brew`).

"Run" brew

brew doctor

Output

calaca@calaca-PC ~/var/www $ brew doctor
Your system is ready to brew.

Celebrate

You've made it!

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Let's become friends

Final thoughts

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How to install Homebrew on Deepin OS or any other Debian-based linux distribution

Table of contents

Install the building blocks

Git

Compiler

Download the script

Check the script's content

Install

Add homebrew to your path

Install homebrew's dependencies

Confirm brew's installation

Check's version

Install gcc

Install tree

"Run" brew

Celebrate

Let's become friends

Final thoughts