Then replace `packer` with `packer.io` when following the rest of the
documentation.
Alternatively you could change your `$PATH` so that the right packer
binary is selected first, however this may cause issues when attempting
to change passwords in the future.
```text
export PATH="/path/to/packer/directory:$PATH"
```
Otherwise, Packer is installed and you're ready to go!
Otherwise, Packer is installed and you're ready to go!
## Alternative Installation Methods
## Alternative Installation Methods
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If you're using OS X and [Homebrew](http://brew.sh), you can install Packer:
If you're using OS X and [Homebrew](http://brew.sh), you can install Packer:
```text
$ brew install packer
$ brew install packer
```
## Troubleshooting
On some RedHat-based Linux distributions there is another tool named `packer` installed by default. You can check for this using `which -a packer`. If you get an error like this it indicates there is a name conflict.
To fix this, you can create a symlink to packer that uses a different name like `packer.io`, or invoke the `packer` binary you want using its absolute path, e.g. `/usr/local/packer`.