AvengeMedia / AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell

support homebrew in system updater

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Description

### Feature Description

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I have homebrew installed and want the binary to be detected as well.

### Use Case

depending on distro some binaries are only available on homebrew, some just like to use binaries that dont require root. Convenience.

### Compositor(s)

Niri

### If Other, please specify

_No response_

### Proposed Solution

detect the `brew` binary

### Alternatives/Existing Solutions

_No response_

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by locating the system updater and the existing binary-detection entry point, then compare how available binaries are discovered. The work is done when the updater also detects the brew binary and the resulting update flow handles Homebrew-installed binaries as described.

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Assessment

Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
64/100

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