![]() ![]() I use homebrew and I’m quite security conscious - I even use it to install the tools I use to monitor my system for malicious code (see the apps developed by Objective-See, a.k. You can reduce trial by installing YouTube-DL by hand, but IIRC its potion do your really just trading one package manager (pip). Package checksums are checked when downloaded automatically, but that doesn’t prevent the packages being malicious from the original developer - intentionally or not (see the recent solarwinds attack for an example of a developer having their software unintentionally modified maliciously). Homebrew Cask installs macOS apps, fonts and plugins and other non-open source software. Install your RubyGems with gem and their dependencies with brew. That said, there is some effort to avoid including malicious software and being able to keep your installed packages up to date will reduce your risk of those packages having their own vulnerabilities over time. Homebrew formulae are simple Ruby scripts: Homebrew complements macOS (or your Linux system). The most correct answer is no, because it is complex software that is developed by humans.
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