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Is it worth it to run Gnome files manager on mac using MacPorts? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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found a thing that said you could use Gnome Files on Mac using MacPorts. I don't know what MacPorts is but I was able to find some instructions on how to use it with Gnome Files, but it's a bit involved and I don't want to screw up my Mac (not as easy to recover a mac installation as a Linux in my inexperience). Anyone actually done this? Can't find any info about it on Youtube. Would like to see how it actually functions.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’m not familiar with gnome files, however, instead of macports, consider homebrew. I was a long time Mac ports user until about 12 years ago- brew is great and is more widely used. It also supports installing GUI apps via brew casks- combined with brew files, you can install your complete kit on any computer with just a command. I’ve found homebrew does a LOT less compiling from source since it has precompiled “bottles” available for most things. Good luck!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

I generally use brew, and never used MacPorts before, but brew doesn't appear to have Gnome Files.