How to do a secure install and use of 'asdf'

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What is the most easy and beautiful way to use asdf on Zorin? using homebew causing some problems

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Hi and welcome to the Zorin OS forums!

I'm not familiar with this tool, but based on what I see in the getting started, I'd probably recommend downloading the pre-compiled binary.

Although they do recommend using homebrew, so it might be useful to know which problems are you experiencing.

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I not so good with linux, but the asdf is the best tool to manage muitiple tools version, its like NVM for nodejs, but for any tool, like python, docker

I switch from MacOS, and when I isntall in Zorin with brew, before restart my PC, the system broke

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If you want to discuss the issues with homebrew, I encourage you to open a new thread. I can't make any promises, but maybe is worth a try.

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Dependent on whether this is a notebook or desktop keyboard. Up until I retired key elements were sdf, jkl. Why? These are the keys used for inputting Braille into a Braille translation program manually. On a training course we were advised to keep old keyboards as new cheap Chinese keyboards had been programmed differently.

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It's not an issue with the keys, the package is really named "asdf". Poor choice of name if I've ever seen one :joy: although there's something else called "zxcvbn" so...

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actually, thre is a reason behind that name, btw, is a good tool

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After install de 'asdf' package via homebrew, it worked, i think the problem started after install python trogth asdf.

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After a fresh install, I install via the release binaries an it worked, i think that the problem is with homebrew scope, in linux its create a new 'user' on '/home', btw, I will avoid use homebrew on zorin, tks bro

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Did you take a look at this pinned issue? It might give you some ideas to work around the issues you're experiencing, in case you prefer to use homebrew.

I'm sure they have a reason but... I can't say that it's a very catchy name :smiley: What is the reason, by the way? I tried looking for it briefly but didn't find any mentions about the name.