website: nitpick alternative installation methods

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## Alternative Installation Methods
While the binary packages is the only official method of installation, there
are alternatives available.
Installation from binary packages is currently the only officially supported
installation method. The binary packages are guaranteed to be the latest
available version and match the proper checksums. However, in addition to
the official binaries, there are other unofficial 3rd party methods of
installation managed by the Packer community:
### Homebrew
If you're using OS X and [Homebrew](http://brew.sh), you can install Packer by
adding the `binary` tap:
adding the `binary` tap. Remember that this is updated by a 3rd party, so
it may not be the latest available version.
```
$ brew tap homebrew/binary