#Uninstall macports package install
#Uninstall macports package update
#Uninstall macports package software

For instance, to search for parallel only at the start of a name field: $ sudo port search -name -glob 'parallel*' You can make your searches 'fuzzy' with common shell wildcards. You can search on just the name field by adding the -name option: $ sudo port search -name parallel If you know the specific command or application you need to install, search for it to ensure it's in the MacPorts tree: $ sudo port search parallelīy default, port searches both the names and descriptions of packages.

#Uninstall macports package install

MacPorts provides the port command, and calls it packages ports (inherited terminology from projects like NetBSD's Pkgsrc and FreeBSD's port system.) The typical MacPorts workflow is to search for an application and then install it.

#Uninstall macports package software

Installing from source code means it's easy for you to modify how software is built and where it gets installed. This is something Homebrew does with its 'bottles,' but there are sometimes issues with non-relocatable builds. A binary install is quicker because the only transaction required is copying files from a server onto your computer. The end result is the same: you have the software you want. Other package managers, MacPorts among them, pull source code from a server, compile it into a binary executable on your computer, and install it into the correct directories. This is called binary installation because it installs code that's been compiled into an executable binary file. Some package managers install pre-built software from a server onto your local system.

#Uninstall macports package update

Run an update so your MacPorts installation has access to the latest versions of software: $ sudo port -v selfupdate Use MacPorts Load your new environment: $ source ~ /.bashrc So first, get the version of macOS you're currently running:Įxport PATH= /opt /local /bin: /opt /local /sbin: $PATHĮxport MANPATH= /opt /local /share /man: $MANPATH Your macOS version dictates which MacPorts installer package you need. You can use MacPorts to add new commands and even graphical applications. MacOS already comes with a healthy set of default terminal commands, some borrowed from GNU, others from BSD, and still others written especially for Darwin. However, the OpenDarwin package manager project, MacPorts, is alive and well and continues to provide great open source software for macOS. Unfortunately, OpenDarwin didn't gain traction within Apple and it eventually came to an end. They hoped that OpenDarwin and Apple developers could work on related codebases, borrowing from each other whenever it was useful. Shortly thereafter, a group of resourceful hackers promptly began work on a project called OpenDarwin, with the intent of creating an independent branch of Darwin.

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