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$ brew cask install google-chrome |
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$ brew cask install google-chrome |
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Downloading... |
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Downloading... |
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Success! google-chrome installed to /usr/local/Cellar/google-chrome/stable-channel |
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Success! google-chrome installed to /usr/local/Caskroom/google-chrome/stable-channel |
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Now we have `Google Chrome.app` in our Cellar. Cool. |
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Now we have `Google Chrome.app` in our Caskroom. Cool. |
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If you like, it's easy to get it linked somewhere more visible (see ["Alfred |
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If you like, it's easy to get it linked somewhere more visible (see ["Alfred |
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Integration"](#alfred-integration) below for an idea that makes this step |
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Integration"](#alfred-integration) below for an idea that makes this step |
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unnecessary): |
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unnecessary): |
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$ brew cask linkapps |
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$ brew cask linkapps |
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/Users/phinze/Applications/Google Chrome.app -> /usr/local/Cellar/google-chrome/17.0.963.56/Google Chrome.app |
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/Users/phinze/Applications/Google Chrome.app -> /usr/local/Caskroom/google-chrome/17.0.963.56/Google Chrome.app |
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And there we have it. Google Chrome installed with a few quick commands; no clicking, no dragging, no dropping. |
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And there we have it. Google Chrome installed with a few quick commands; no clicking, no dragging, no dropping. |
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# Alfred Integration |
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# Alfred Integration |
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I've been using Casks along with Alfred to great effect. Just add |
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I've been using Casks along with Alfred to great effect. Just add |
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`/usr/local/Cellar` as a Search Scope in Alfred's preferences (you |
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`/usr/local/Caskroom` as a Search Scope in Alfred's preferences (you |
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may need to press Cmd-Shift-G in the file chooser), and then |
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may need to press Cmd-Shift-G in the file chooser), and then |
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applications become available in Alfred immediately after a |
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applications become available in Alfred immediately after a |
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`brew cask install`. Your fingertips will thank you. |
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`brew cask install`. Your fingertips will thank you. |
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Oh, and you can `brew cask install alfred` too! Not bad, eh? |
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Oh, and you can `brew cask install alfred` too! Not bad, eh? |
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# Why use Homebrew's Cellar? Why not just manage apps directly in `Applications`? |
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# Why use the Caskroom? Why not just manage apps directly in `Applications`? |
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The short answer to this would be: for the same reason that Homebrew does not |
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The short answer to this would be: for the same reason that Homebrew does not |
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install applications directly into `/usr/local`. |
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install applications directly into `/usr/local`. |
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