Package Management

How to manage software on your Mac with MacPorts.

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1. PACKAGE
   MANAGEMENT
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2. PACKAGE
   MANAGEMENT
   halp, my computer has too much stuff
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3. WHY SHOULD I CARE?
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4. WHY SHOULD I CARE?
   “0 to 60” software installs
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5. WHY SHOULD I CARE?
   “0 to 60” software installs
   Version conflicts
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6. WHY SHOULD I CARE?
   “0 to 60” software installs
   Version conflicts
   Documentation
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7. WHY SHOULD I CARE?
   “0 to 60” software installs
   Version conflicts
   Documentation
   Uninstall for realz
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8. WHY SHOULD I CARE?
   “0 to 60” software installs
   Version conflicts
   Documentation
   Uninstall for realz
   Your program uses WHAT?!
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9. WHY SHOULD I CARE?
   “0 to 60” software installs
   Version conflicts
   Documentation
   Uninstall for realz
   Your program uses WHAT?!
   Stop the goat sacrifices.
   For Ryan’s sake. Please don’t hurt the goat.
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10. WHAT’S A PACKAGE?
    Everything that one specific piece of software needs:
    List of dependencies
    List of files on disk
    Trigger scripts (install, uninstall)
    Documentation (sometimes)
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11. DEPENDENCY TREE
    Most software depends on other software.
    Cloudlock
    App Engine
    Python
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12. DEPENDENCY TREE
    The real world
    is more complex.
    DEPENDENCY HELL:
    When you need to find,
    compile, and install by
    hand every piece of
    software that the software
    you want depends on.
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13. MY HERO
    Package management software does it for you!
    Faster, better, and more reliably than you can.
    Set it up, and walk away!
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14. MY HERO
    Package management software does it for you!
    Faster, better, and more reliably than you can.
    But that’s not all...
    Set it up, and walk away!
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15. BONUS!
    List all the software on your computer!
    Determine where a mysterious file came from!
    Uninstall and upgrade with certainty!
    Handle versions like a boss!
    Learn what a piece of software is used for!
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16. PACKAGE MANAGERS
    OS X
    Ruby
    Windows Linux
    cygwin MacPorts (port)
    Homebrew (brew)
    RPM (yum)
    APT
    RubyGems (gem)
    Python
    pip
    easy_install
    Perl
    cpan
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17. PACKAGE MANAGERS
    OS X
    Ruby
    Windows Linux
    cygwin MacPorts (port)
    Homebrew (brew)
    RPM (yum)
    APT
    RubyGems (gem)
    Python
    pip
    easy_install
    Perl
    cpan
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18. Step 1: Install Macports from macports.org
    Step 0: Install Xcode from Mac App Store
    Step 2: Open Terminal, install ports!
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19. Step 1: Install Macports from macports.org
    Step 0: Install Xcode from Mac App Store
    Step 2: Open Terminal, install ports!
    Optional
    Step 3: Install Pallet from Macports
    $ sudo port install Pallet
    GUI
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20. MACPORTS CLI
    port install $NAME
    Install the port
    named $NAME
    port search $WORD
    Search for software
    related to $WORD
    for example
    $ port search python
    $ sudo port install python27
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21. MACPORTS CLI
    port contents $NAME
    port installed
    Show all the ports you have
    currently installed
    port provides $FILE
    Show all the files that the
    $NAME port installed
    Show the name of the port
    that installed $FILE
    $ port contents python27 long list of files
    $ port provides /opt/local/bin/python2.7
    python27
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22. MACPORTS CLI
    port uninstall $NAME
    Uninstall the port
    named $NAME
    port upgrade $NAME
    Upgrade the $NAME port to
    the latest version
    port deps $NAME
    See which other ports the
    $NAME port depends on
    port info $NAME
    See description, version,
    and other information
    about the $NAME port
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23. MACPORTS CLI
    port selfupdate
    Update your port
    information with the latest
    versions of everything
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