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Homebrew

Homebrew is used to install required command-line utilities that support device communication and interaction with connected iOS devices.

Install Homebrew .

To install Homebrew, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the Homebrew website.

  2. Copy the command given on the Homebrew website.

  3. Open the Terminal and paste the command to install Homebrew.

  4. Once the Homebrew download is successful, run the following commands to add Homebrew to your path:

echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv zsh)"' >> ~/.zprofile
eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv zsh)"
  1. Once the installation is done, run the following brew command to install libusbmuxd:
brew install libusbmuxd
note

Homebrew is required to quickly install and manage the tools needed for AstroFarm setup on macOS. It ensures required dependencies such as Node.js, Appium, and other supporting command-line tools are installed correctly and kept up to date.