Show HN: Homebrew 6.0.0
Homebrew 6.0.0 has been released, featuring a new tap trust security mechanism, a faster default JSON API, and improved sandboxing for Linux. The update also includes performance optimizations and initial support for macOS 27.
Why it matters
As a critical package manager for macOS and Linux developers, these security and performance updates impact the workflow of a large portion of the software engineering community.
Today, I’m proud to announce Homebrew 6.0.0. The most significant changes since 5.1.0 are a new tap trust security mechanism, the new faster, smaller, default internal Homebrew JSON API, sandboxing on Linux, better defaults informed by our user survey, many brew bundle improvements, improved performance and initial support for macOS 27 (Golden Gate).
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