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## Alternative Installation Methods
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While the binary packages is the only official method of installation, there
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are alternatives available.
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Installation from binary packages is currently the only officially supported
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installation method. The binary packages are guaranteed to be the latest
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available version and match the proper checksums. However, in addition to
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the official binaries, there are other unofficial 3rd party methods of
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installation managed by the Packer community:
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### Homebrew
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If you're using OS X and [Homebrew](http://brew.sh), you can install Packer by
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adding the `binary` tap:
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adding the `binary` tap. Remember that this is updated by a 3rd party, so
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it may not be the latest available version.
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```
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$ brew tap homebrew/binary
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