Mac - Can’t install Homebrew

Question

I tried to install Homebrew like this:

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSkL raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)"

It didn’t install correctly so I closed Terminal and tried again. Now it displays me the following message:

It appears Homebrew is already installed. If your intent is to reinstall you
should do the following before running this installer again:
rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar /usr/local/.git && brew cleanup

I tried to do that but without success. The following message is displayed:

brew: command not found

So, the problem is that Homebrew is installed but actually it is not installed. Any suggestions how to solve this problem? Thank you!

Answer 1

This seems to have resolved the issue for me

rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar /usr/local/.git
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Afterward, I can now

brew doctor

You may also find the gist linked to at the following page of use:

https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/share/doc/homebrew/FAQ.md

Answer 2

The URL contained in the command you are using is not correct. Ruby will dump out lines of HTML and then fail. Use this command instead:

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSkL raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)"

Answer 3

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

this is work for me!

Answer 4

This worked for me:

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)"

Answer 5

I removed the folder /usr/local/.git and homebrew installed just fine afterwards.

Answer 6

What was the message given when it didn't install correctly the first time? Is the brew binary present in /usr/local/bin ? If so, you probably just need to add it to your path, see: Error Installing Homebrew - Brew Command Not Found