# Error when checking elixir version

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/error-when-checking-elixir-version/37965>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** install, elixir-ls\
**Created:** [March 4, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/error-when-checking-elixir-version/37965 "2021-03-04T22:05:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/error-when-checking-elixir-version/37965/3 "2021-03-05T10:24:07Z")

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Hi, I try to install erlang using asdf but the instalation takes ages, 30 minutes

I install the dependencies and then

> asdf plugin add erlang [GitHub - asdf-vm/asdf-erlang: Erlang plugin for asdf version manager · GitHub](https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-erlang.git)  
> asdf install erlang latest  
> Downloading kerl…  
> asdf\_23.2.7 is not a kerl-managed Erlang/OTP installation  
> No build named asdf\_23.2.7  
> Downloading OTP-23.2.7.tar.gz to /home/victor/.asdf/plugins/erlang/kerl-home/archives…  
> % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current  
> Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed  
> 100 122 100 122 0 0 259 0 --:–:-- --:–:-- --:–:-- 259  
> 100 53.9M 0 53.9M 0 0 1154k 0 --:–:-- 0:00:47 --:–:-- 1197k  
> Extracting source code  
> Building Erlang/OTP 23.2.7 (asdf\_23.2.7), please wait…

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