alt Hacker NewsHomebrew is so good that I use it on Linux whenever possible.
Most Linux package managers cannot separate user-installed packages from system packages. This makes cleaning up your workstation nearly impossible and a pain in the ass, since you can't tell what should be removed, or more importantly, what can be removed.
Also, most native package managers update much slower than Homebrew, meaning you often only get outdated packages.
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Huh, didn't know you can use Homebrew on Linux
Yep homebrew on an LTS distro is pro.
Homebrew is the default on Bluefin Linux since most of the system is immutable. I like it since I’m so used to it on my Mac.
Brew is probably serving your needs, but you might also want to look into Nix/NixOS, which takes what you are talking about to the next level.
> Most Linux package managers cannot separate user-installed packages from system packages.
And because of pinning versions to LTS releases on certain Linux distributions many times those packages stay out of date for years. Which is quite annoying.