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cfengine for Mac

Help manage and understand IT infrastructure

Quick answer: cfengine is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install cfengine. It is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-or-later licence. It has 28 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What cfengine is

cfengine is a command-line tool for macOS: help manage and understand IT infrastructure.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-or-later licence.

How to install cfengine

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install cfengine.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install cfengine on Mac?

Run brew install cfengine in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is cfengine open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-2.0-or-later licence.

Does cfengine run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is cfengine?

It was installed 28 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #5721 in this catalogue.

What version of cfengine is current?

The latest packaged version is 3.28.0.