Can't install the latest openssl using homebrew

I have tried the following commands to run a new openssl installation (btw. I run the latest macOS 10.12.3):

brew update brew install openssl

Unfortunately i got this warning: “Warning: openssl is a keg-only and another version is linked to opt. Use brew install --force if you want to install this version”

Thereupon I tried the follwing command as recommended: “brew install --force”

This time I got an error: “Error: Invalid usage: This command requires a formula argument”.

I just wanted to use .Net Core for macOS 😕 I used this tutorial for installing openssl-> https://www.microsoft.com/net/core#macos

[KOliverHulme]

You have to uninstall openssl first brew uninstall openssl. Make sure you unlink it first brew unlink openssl though. If it complains that it’s a dependency for wget so it shouldn’t be uninstalled, use brew uninstall --ignore-dependencies openssl to get around it. Just reinstall openssl directly after you uninstall it.

[dasMulli]

The idea is to run brew install --force openssl. You’re missing the last argument. You can also use brew unlink openssl before installing newer versions if you’ve already installed an older version using homebrew.