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latexr on July 7, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Hub: Use GitHub from the Command Line

> Why would you use it instead of your distro package management?

Linuxbrew can[1]:

* Install software to your home directory and so does not require sudo.

* Install software not packaged by your host distribution.

* Install up-to-date versions of software when your host distribution is old.

[1]: https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-on-Linux

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