[Flutter] Use asdf flutter plugin to install multiple Flutter versions

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asdf and Flutter Plugin

asdf is a single CLI tool for managing multiple runtime versions. It extend with a simple plugin system to install your favourite language: Dart, Elixir, Flutter, Golang (Go), Java, Node.js, Python, Ruby …

This article is about how to use asdf and Flutter plugin to install multiple Flutter versions on macOS with the Homebrew package manager.

Prerequisites

  • Xcode Command Line Tools
    The Xcode Command Line Tools Package is a small self-contained package available for download separately from Xcode and that allows you to do command line development in macOS which is consists of the macOS SDK and command-line tools such as Clang, which are installed at this

    For more information about installing and using Xcode Command Line Tools, see the Xcode Command Line Tools

  • Homebrew
    Homebrew is the Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux).

    For more information about installing and using Homebrew, see the Homebrew - https://brew.sh/.

Installation

Install asdf

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# Install asdf dependencies
$ brew install coreutils curl git

# Install asdf
$ brew install asdf

asdf Flutter Plugin

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# Install Flutter plugin requirements
$ brew install openssl readline

# Install Flutter plugin
$ asdf plugin-add flutter

List all Flutter Version

Update Flutter plugin.

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$ asdf plugin update flutter

List all Flutter versions.

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$ asdf list all flutter

Install Flutter version

Install a Flutter version manually.

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$ asdf install flutter 2.0.0-stable

$ flutter --version
No version set for command flutter
Consider adding one of the following versions in your config file at ~/.tool-versions
flutter 2.0.0-stable

$ echo "flutter 2.0.0-stable" >> ~/.tool-versions

$ asdf exec flutter --version
Flutter SDK version: 2.12.0 (stable) (Thu Feb 25 19:50:53 2021 +0100) on "macos_x64"

Or install another version.

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$ asdf install flutter 1.22.6-stable

References

[1] Manage asdf - https://asdf-vm.com/#/core-manage-asdf

[2] oae/asdf-flutter: Flutter plugin for the asdf version manager - https://github.com/oae/asdf-flutter

[3] Home · rbenv/flutter-build Wiki - https://github.com/rbenv/flutter-build/wiki#suggested-build-environment

[4] Homebrew - https://brew.sh/