FAQ

Why install in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew?

Some software does not like to be moved to a different directory after it has been installed. The precompiled binary bottles of non-relocatable formulae can only be used when Linuxbrew is installed in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew, otherwise they must be built from source.

See also the following Homebrew documentation, but replace the Homebrew macOS default directory of /usr/local with the Linuxbrew default directory of /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew.

• http://docs.brew.sh/Installation.html#alternative-installs
• http://docs.brew.sh/FAQ.html#why-do-you-compile-everything
• http://docs.brew.sh/Bottles.html#cellar-cellar

Why does curl fail?

Problem: curl: (60) SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate or curl: (77) error setting certificate verify locations

Solution: This error message indicates that curl is not able to establish a secure connection. To use an insecure connection for both curl and git, run:

echo insecure >> ~/.curlrc
git config --global http.sslVerify false

To undo these changes and use a secure connection again, run:

sed -i '/^insecure$/d' ~/.curlrc
git config --global http.sslVerify true