Show HN: Homebrew 6.0.0(brew.sh)
1303 points by mikemcquaid 23 hours ago | 316 comments
tl;dr: Homebrew 6.0.0 introduces a tap trust security model requiring explicit trust before third-party tap code runs, makes the internal JSON API the default for faster updates, and adds Bubblewrap sandboxing on Linux to match macOS. Other notable changes include "ask" confirmation prompts as default for developers, parallel brew bundle installs, ~30% faster `brew leaves`, initial macOS 27 support, and a new `brew vulns` command for vulnerability checks. The Rust frontend experiment (brew-rs) was concluded after benchmarks showed no real-world gains over Ruby.
HN Discussion:
  • Gratitude and appreciation for Homebrew's longevity and maintainer dedication
  • Homebrew is valuable for bootstrapping environments on immutable Linux distros
  • Alternatives like Mise/MacPorts/Nix offer better version control and flexibility than Homebrew
  • ~Homebrew should add a cooldown mechanism to delay potentially malicious updates
  • Deprecating Intel Mac support is too aggressive given many users still rely on Intel machines