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Macgnu is a linuxify alternative.

If you want to linuxify your macOS core commands, but you may not want to install libressl, file-formula, git, openssh, perl, python, rsync, unzip, vim because you have already installed them. Then this is for you.

The macgnu is built on linuxify:

Transform the macOS CLI into a fresh GNU/Linux CLI experience by

installing missing GNU programs
updating outdated GNU programs
replacing pre-installed BSD programs with their preferred GNU implementation

Macgnu :

won't install libressl, file-formula, git, openssh, perl, python, rsync, unzip, vim
won't ask if you want to change your shell to the latest bash.

Installing MacGNU with Awesome package manager

After installing Awesome package manager:

awesome install shinokada/macgnu

Install GNUs

macgnu install

Create ~/.macgnu.conf to customize which packages are installed (optional). See Configuration Guide for details.

After installation, create ~/.macgnu and copy .macgnu.

Add the following to your terminal configuration ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc

# ~/.zshrc
. ~/.macgnu

# ~/.bashrc
. ~/.macgnu

If you are using iTerm you may need to add the following to ~/.bash_profile:

. ~/.bashrc

Documentation

Quick Start & Installation - Setup guide with examples
New Features (v0.3.0+) - All new features and usage
Configuration Guide - How to customize package selection

Available Commands

macgnu install          # Install all GNU packages (respects config)
macgnu install pkg      # Install a specific package
macgnu uninstall        # Uninstall all GNU packages
macgnu status           # Show installation status of all packages
macgnu info             # Show info on GNU packages
macgnu -h               # Show help message
macgnu -v               # Show version

# Flags
--dry-run               # Preview changes without applying them
--force                 # Force reinstall/upgrade packages

Configuration

Skip packages you don't want by creating ~/.macgnu.conf:

MACGNU_SKIP_PACKAGES="bash emacs nano"

See Configuration Guide for complete details.

Uninstalling GNUs

macgnu uninstall

Remove the following from ~/.zshrc and ~/.bashrc.

. ~/.macgnu

How to change to bash

You may want to change from ZSH to Bash and vice versa:

# from ZSH to Bash
$ which -a bash
/usr/local/bin/bash
/bin/bash
$ chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash
Changing shell for shinokada.
Password for shinokada:
# Open a new tab or restart your terminal
$ which bash
/usr/local/bin/bash

# from Bash to ZSH
$ which -a zsh
/bin/zsh
$ chsh -s /bin/zsh
Changing shell for shinokada.
Password for shinokada:
# Open a new tab or restart your terminal

Testing

Run the comprehensive test suite:

# Full test suite
bash tests/run_tests.sh

# Unit tests only
bash tests/unit_tests.sh

See Testing Guide for details.

What's New in v0.3.0

✅ Configuration file support (~/.macgnu.conf)
✅ Status command to check installations
✅ Selective package installation
✅ Dry-run mode for preview
✅ Force reinstall/upgrade flag
✅ Progress feedback
✅ Comprehensive test suite

See New Features for full details.

For v0.2.4 Users

Upgrading from v0.2.4? See the Migration Guide for step-by-step instructions.

Resources

📖 Complete Implementation Guide - Technical details and implementation report
Changelog - Detailed list of all changes

List of packages installed

GNU programs non-existing in macOS

tree
watch
wget
wdiff
autoconf

GNU programs whose BSD counterpart is installed in macOS

coreutils
binutils
diffutils
ed
findutils
gawk
gnu-indent
gnu-sed
gnu-tar
gnu-which
grep
gzip
screen

GNU programs existing in macOS which are outdated

bash
emacs
gpatch
less
m4
make
nano
bison

BSD programs existing in macOS which are outdated

flex

License

MIT License

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Macgnu

Install / Use

README