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A 100x faster* alternative to homebrew

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A 100x faster* alternative to homebrew
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Zerobrew is a new package manager designed to provide a significantly faster alternative to Homebrew for macOS and Linux users. It utilizes a new architecture to drastically reduce installation and upgrade times for software packages.

Why it matters

It offers a major performance improvement for developers and power users who rely on package managers for daily workflow efficiency.

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zerobrew brings uv-style architecture to Homebrew packages on macOS and Linux.

curl -fsSL https://zerobrew.rs/install | bash The installer updates your shell config. After it finishes, restart your terminal or run the source command it prints.

brew install zerobrewhq/zerobrew/zerobrew Update zerobrew If you used the standalone installer, rerun it:

curl -fsSL https://zerobrew.rs/install | bash zb --version If you installed with Homebrew:

brew update && brew upgrade zerobrew If you installed from the old lucasgelfond/zerobrew tap, it's no longer updated. Switch to the new one:

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