Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 is an advanced operating system for Mac, which brings a definite improvement in performance, privacy comprehensiveness, more stability, better file search and a revamped user experience. The latest version has arrived with some focused technological enhancements, that are needed to be highlighted in a glance. Jul 19, 2016 Apple OS X El Capitan, the latest version of the Mac operating system, builds on the groundbreaking features and beautiful design introduced in OS X Yosemite, refining the experience and improving performance in lots of ways that you’ll enjoy everyday. El Capitan introduces enhancements to window management, built-in apps and Spotlight search, and makes everyday activities - from launching apps to accessing email - faster and more responsive.

Question or issue on macOS:

I have used brew install openssl to download and install openssl v1.0.2f, however, it comes back saying:

And when I do openssl version -a it always gives me:

How can I replace the old version with the new one? I’ve searched a lot on how to do this, but the solutions online don’t seem to work for me…

How to solve this problem?

Solution no. 1:

Execute following commands:

You will have the latest version of openssl installed and accessible from cli (command line/terminal). Since the third command will add export path to .bash_profile, the newly installed version of openssl will be accessible across system restarts.

Solution no. 2:

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has worked for me!
Thank you mipadi.

Solution no. 3:

Try creating a symlink, make sure you have openssl installed in /usr/local/include first.

More info at Openssl with El Capitan.

Solution no. 4:

I can’t reproduce your issue running El Cap + Homebrew 1.0.x

Upgrade to Homebrew 1.0.x, which was released late in September. Specific changes were made in the way openssl is linked. The project is on a more robust release schedule now that it’s hit 1.0.

You should fix any issues raised by brew doctor before proceeding.

Note:Upgrading homebrew will update all your installed packages to their latest versions.

Solution no. 5:

Updating Mac From OS X Yosemite 10.10.5

I reached this page when I searched for information about openssl being keg-only. I believe I have understood the reason why Homebrew is taking this action now. My solution may work for you:

• Use the following command to make the new openssl command available (assuming you have adjusted PATH to put /usr/local/bin before /usr/bin):
  
ln -s /usr/local/opt/openssl/bin/openssl /usr/local/bin/


• When compiling with openssl, follow Homebrew’s advice and use
  
-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib


• Alternatively, you can make these settings permanent by putting the following lines in your .bash_profile or .bashrc:
  
export CPATH=/usr/local/opt/openssl/include
export LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib


El Capitan 10.11.6 Os

Solution no. 6:

This is an old question but still answering it in present-day context as many of the above answers may not work now.

El Capitan Mac Upgrade

The problem is that the Path is still pointing to the old version. Two solutions can be provided for resolution :

Question: Q: Cannot Download Mac OS Catalina After Mac OS 10.14.6

1. Uninstall old version of openssl package brew uninstall openssl and then reinstall the new version : brew install openssl
2. point the PATH to the new version of openssl.First install the new version and now(or if) you have installed the latest version, point the path to it: echo 'export PATH='/usr/local/opt/openssl/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bash_profile

Solution no. 7:

this command solve my problem on github CI job and virtualbox

Solution no. 8:

You can run brew link openssl to link it into /usr/local, if you don’t mind the potential problem highlighted in the warning message. Otherwise, you can add the openssl bin directory to your path:

Os X El Capitan Problems

Solution no. 9:

To replace the old version with the new one, you need to change the link for it. Type that command to terminal.

Check the version of openssl again. It should be changed.

Hope this helps!