Installing Elixir on macOS

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps required to install Elixir, a functional programming language, on your macOS system.

Step 1: Install Homebrew

Homebrew is a package manager that will make it easier to install Elixir on your system. Open your terminal and type the following command to install Homebrew:

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Step 2: Update Homebrew

Once Homebrew has finished installing, update it using the following command:

brew update

Step 3: Install Erlang

Erlang is a programming language that is used to build distributed systems. Elixir is built on top of Erlang, so we need to install Erlang first. Use the following command to install Erlang using Homebrew:

brew install erlang

Step 4: Install Elixir

Now that we have Erlang installed, we can use Homebrew to install Elixir as well. Use the following command to install Elixir:

brew install elixir

Step 5: Verify the installation

To verify that Elixir has been installed correctly, type the following command in the terminal:

elixir --version

You should see the version of Elixir displayed in the terminal.

Congratulations! You have now successfully installed Elixir on your macOS system. You can start building functional applications using this powerful programming language.