Take a look at the latest Cask file (still take VirtualBox as an example): # The latest version of Virtualbox (5.1. All we have to do is to change the values of the version and the sha256. Now, we are going to specify the version of package by modifying the Cask file. In this case, you have to open the Cask file by yourself. The command might not work if you already removed the package. Each package (software) has its own Cask file, so you can customize it to meet your needs. Usually, you can find Cask files in /usr/local/Library/Taps/caskroom/homebrew-cask/Casks/ (or /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/caskroom/homebrew-cask/Casks/). Now, copy/paste and run this command to make brew command available inside the Terminal: echo eval '(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)' > /. So, this article is about how to do it by using Homebrew Cask, and I will take installing VirtualBox as an example.Ī Cask file (or called Formula) is an Ruby script that Homebrew Cask utilizes it to compile or install a package. But, it could be a little bit tricky if you want to downgrade or install specific version of package. Homebrew Cask, built on top of Homebrew, is an excellent package manager running on Mac OS.

Search the package you need, type brew install , and thats all.

Use Homebrew Cask to downgrade or install specific version of package Installing with brew cant be made any simpler.

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