macOS Is this a legit installer or a hack attempt?

[groove-agent]

I was trying to find a way to install lynx on MacOS and found this page that suggested typing the following into terminal (see below). However, it didn't seem to do anything. The website itself (macappstore.org) doesn't seem very legit now that I look at it. I'm wondering if I should be concerned that I installed a back door by mistake.

Install lynx on Mac OSX – Mac App Store

Install the App

1. Press Command+Space and type Terminal and press enter/return key.
2. Run in Terminal app:
   ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" < /dev/null 2> /dev/null
   and press enter/return key.
   If the screen prompts you to enter a password, please enter your Mac's user password to continue. When you type the password, it won't be displayed on screen, but the system would accept it. So just type your password and press ENTER/RETURN key. Then wait for the command to finish.
3. Run:
   brew install lynx

Done! You can now use lynx.

Thanks.

 

[xStep]

Doesn’t look like you did any harm. In the future I suggest you investigate what your about to blindly type in. In this case you would have been better off finding out what homebrew is and looking at their home page. https://brew.sh

Enjoy the web in text mode. 😀

 

[casperes1996]

Yeah the "MacAppStore" website ultimately in this case just held instructions for a valid installation method, homebrew, but might as well take the information from the source rather than a third party.

Now that you have homebrew you can just use it directly in the future for all your software needs.
brew install
brew rm/uninstall
brew search

etc.