SMillerNL

joined 2 years ago
[–] SMillerNL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago
  1. Apps like GIMP and Darktable DON'T auto-update, though apps like Latest will detect that new versions are available. Normally, this means I have to go to the application's website and download the new version myself. Will Homebrew automatically update these programs?

Yes, Homebrew will upgrade anything except software that is defined as auto-updating.

  1. Further, for the apps that do get auto-updated, do they remain in my Homebrew catalog and all to where I'd be able to remove or configure them with brew commands?

Yes, it’s just that the version information for brew will not be accurate.

  1. Regarding apps that DON'T have built-in updaters like GIMP and the like, if I go to the developer's website and get the newest versions, do I have to do anything with the originals installed via Homebrew CLI or app wrappers like Applite?

Obviously you don’t have to uninstall the old version. It’s just a bit inconvenient if spotlight search for GIMP brings up two apps where one is outdated. But brew doesn’t care.

[–] SMillerNL@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)
  • Just plain not available in Homebrew (very few)
  • Available but depreciated or otherwise unable to be installed (few)

These are easy to check on https://formulae.brew.sh/

  • Installs but doesn’t allow checking for updates (all others, though this might just be because they update through Homebrew)

If a GUI tool can auto update, Homebrew leaves it to auto update and actually stops updating the tool.

[–] SMillerNL@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Without knowing what “fails” means it’s gonna be incredibly difficult to say something useful about specific apps. But where the fault is it’s easy to decipher. Does it work in the CLI without applite? Then it’s clearly an applite issue.

[–] SMillerNL@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Af an attack can escape a container a lot of companies worldwide are going to need to patch a 0-day. I do not expect that to be part of my threat model for self-hosted services.

[–] SMillerNL@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

If “intelligence agency caught lying” is all that’s needed to make it onion-y it would be a lot busier here.

For satire I’d expect something like “CIA accidentally publishes message thanking Lee Harvey Oswald for his service”

[–] SMillerNL@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

How is this oniony?

[–] SMillerNL@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Sounds like a chance for Stroll

[–] SMillerNL@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

How do you reckon that? The companies themselves are trying to reopen coal plants and xAI is burning natural gas to get the energy for training. Those things have a proven impact on the climate.

[–] SMillerNL@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago

Don’t threaten me with a good time

[–] SMillerNL@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (3 children)

We clearly read very different stories, in mine the computers are usually more competent than a 30% success rate.

Imagine if the internet at its inception failed to connect you 70% of the time. It’s not as impressive as most other inventions.

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