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I installed homebrew on ubuntu 19.04 and it's accidentally stop, so the install not complete. but the folder already created.

If I install it again 

sudo apt install linuxbrew-wrapper

I get a message:

linuxbrew-wrapper is already the newest version

but if I write command : 

brew upgrade

I get this message:

Command 'brew' not found, but can be installed with:

sudo apt install linuxbrew-wrapper".

Can anyone help me fix this?

James Moore
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walid thalib
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Maybe this can help more people...

I just executed the following command line

$/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/uninstall.sh)"

This is the same url as in here Homebrew homepage but instead of install.sh, I used uninstall.sh.

homebrew uninstall

Neur0
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mlecar
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After performing what https://stackoverflow.com/a/57208010/2787992 said, you might need to run

sudo rm -rf /home/linuxbrew
iChux
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/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/uninstall.sh)"

sudo rm -rf /home/linuxbrew

For details see: https://www.how2shout.com/linux/how-to-install-brew-ubuntu-20-04-lts-linux/

4b0
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maestrom4
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Source your bashrc first

source ~/.bashrc 
General Grievance
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Kathan Tripathi
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Try uninstalling the packages.

To remove just linuxbrew-wrapper package 

sudo apt-get remove linuxbrew-wrapper

If you want to delete configuration and data files 

sudo apt-get purge linuxbrew-wrapper
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    thanks man, after i install it again, it say "E: Linuxbrew directory detected, but it seems broken. Try to remove '/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew' and install again." – walid thalib Jul 25 '19 at 18:32
  • @walidthalib was this commands executed ? Did you able to install it again after deleting the directory ? – Manuja Jayawardana Jul 26 '19 at 05:41
  • yes, i executed. But the directory still exist in home/linuxbrew/ . So if i install it again it's not complete. – walid thalib Jul 26 '19 at 15:47
  • Note: linuxbrew-wrapper appears to no longer be relevant in 2023. I recommend using the official Linuxbrew instructions – Ben Creasy Jul 10 '23 at 06:10