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# Frequently Asked Questions
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## What is a Cask?
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A `Cask` is like a `Formula` in Homebrew except it describes how to download and install a binary application. To learn how to write a Cask, see [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md). For a complete reference, see [CASK_LANGUAGE_REFERENCE.md](CASK_LANGUAGE_REFERENCE.md).
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## What's the status of this project? Where's it headed?
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The idea is for each Cask to encapsulate and automate the story of how a given application should be installed. Join us in building up a community-maintained collection of Casks that is striving to become the standard way that hackers install Mac apps.
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## Can I contribute?
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__Yes, yes, yes!__ Please fork/pull request to update Casks, add features and clean up documentation! Anything you can do to help out is very welcome.
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It's also [__pretty darn easy__ to create Casks](../CONTRIBUTING.md), so please build more of them for the software you use. And if homebrew-cask doesn't support the packaging format of your software, please [open an issue](https://github.com/caskroom/homebrew-cask/issues) and we can get it working together.
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The whole idea is to build a _community-maintained_ list of easily installable packages, so the community part is important! Every little bit counts.
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## Can I set up my own Cask Tap?
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Yes! See [alternate_cask_taps.md](alternate_cask_taps.md).
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## Can I install a version other than the English one?
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Some applications such as Thunderbird or Firefox provides many localized versions. However, currently only English versions are provided in the main repository. Additional languages may be available in the [https://github.com/caskroom/homebrew-versions](homebrew-version repository). We are aiming to find a better system to manage multiple languages and versions.
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## `brew cask list` shows that a package is installed, but when I try to do `brew cask uninstall`, it tells me that the package is not installed. Help!
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This is a problem with the bookkeeping in the current implementation of Cask, which gets confused if a cask is updated after installation. For now, use the `brew cask uninstall --force` to uninstall these packages.
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This issue is currently being addressed [here](https://github.com/caskroom/homebrew-cask/issues/4688) and [here](https://github.com/caskroom/homebrew-cask/issues/4678).
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