Apt-get is a linux command that allows you to instantly install software. For example if you were running linux, the command:
sudo apt-get install firefox
would install Firefox Web Browser. For a while, I had thought that this functionality was removed in Mac OSX, luckily this is not the case.
There are two ways to get apt-get on your mac!
Option 1: FINK
- Download Fink
- Open the installer package and install
Now you can install packages by typing:
sudo apt-get install name-of-app
Method 2: PORT
- Install XCode (If you run PPC, the last version for you can be found here.)
That’s it, you can run it by using the command “port” instead of “apt-get”. For example:
sudo port libpng
If you want to install multiple applications at the same time, you can make a list, like so:
sudo port libpng libjpeg fontforge liquidwar gimp
which would obviously install libpng, libjpeg, fontforge, and gimp!
Wade on June 29th, 2010 at 4:48 pm says:
This was very useful and concise! Thank you!
Reinier on August 22nd, 2010 at 10:35 am says:
Where do you manage the software sources?
admin on August 22nd, 2010 at 11:31 am says:
I don’t, macports does…
caravaggisto on June 25th, 2011 at 9:15 pm says:
SWEEEEET.