diff --git a/docs/FAQ.md b/docs/FAQ.md index 6a263033d97b8e148536156c63b1eea8f9c0490f..6d93880d8a10700fcfc7a5bd6354f85f717e3661 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ.md +++ b/docs/FAQ.md @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ It is not always straightforward to tell `gem` to look in non-standard directori ## Why does Homebrew on Linux recommend that I install to `/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew`? -Homebrew's pre-built binary packages, called bottles, of most software can only be used if you install in `/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew`, otherwise they have to be built from source. Building from source takes a long time, is prone to fail, and is not supported. Install Homebrew on Linux in `/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/` if possible so that you can use our pre-built binary packages. If you do not yourself have admin privileges, consider asking your admin staff to create a `linuxbrew` role account for you with home directory `/home/linuxbrew`. +Homebrew's pre-built binary packages, called bottles, of most software can only be used if you install in `/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew`, otherwise they have to be built from source. Building from source takes a long time, is prone to fail, and is not supported. Install Homebrew on Linux in `/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/` if possible so that you can use our pre-built binary packages. If you do not yourself have admin privileges, consider asking your admin staff to create a `linuxbrew` role account for you with home directory `/home/linuxbrew`. The prefix `/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew` was chosen so that users without admin access can ask an admin to create a `linuxbrew` role account and still benefit from precompiled binaries. + https://docs.brew.sh/FAQ.html#why-do-you-compile-everything + https://docs.brew.sh/Installation.html#alternative-installs