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When I run brew install {package}, I get the following:

ln: /usr/local/bin/{package}: Permission denied

But if I try to use sudo brew install {package}, I get the following:

Error: Running Homebrew as root is extremely dangerous and no longer supported.

How do I get homebrew working again?

Alec
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You can fix permissions for Homebrew by running:

cd /usr/local && sudo chown -R $(whoami) bin etc include lib sbin share var Frameworks

See this answer for details: https://stackoverflow.com/a/44208097/1807667

Ortomala Lokni
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