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Stop calling `brew tap homebrew/cask`

Stan Hu requested to merge sh-drop-tap-homebrew-cask into main

What does this merge request do and why?

Per https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/15633, calling brew tap homebrew/cask is now deprecated and no longer needed:

Warning: Tapping homebrew/cask is no longer typically necessary.
Add --force if you are sure you need it done.

brew install --cask <package> can function without calling brew tap homebrew/cask.

This also saves 414 MB:

% brew untap homebrew/cask
Untapping homebrew/cask...
Untapped 4290 casks (4,708 files, 413.9MB).

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Edited by Stan Hu

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