# Git / SSL Errors while installing packages

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/git-ssl-errors-while-installing-packages/9347>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [February 26, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/git-ssl-errors-while-installing-packages/9347 "2018-02-26T18:57:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![mauro3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mauro3/32/292_2.png) [@mauro3](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mauro3)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/git-ssl-errors-while-installing-packages/9347/2 "2018-02-26T18:59:15Z")

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Sounds like it is related to:

> [@GitError Pkg.update()](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/giterror-pkg-update/9337):
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> Version 0.6.2 (2017-12-13 18:08 UTC) x86\_64-w64-mingw32 julia\> Pkg.update() INFO: Initializing package repository C:\Users\PC.julia\v0.6 INFO: Cloning METADATA from [https://github.com/JuliaLang/METADATA.jl](https://github.com/JuliaLang/METADATA.jl) ERROR: GitError(Code:ECERTIFICATE, Class:OS, user cancelled certificate check: ) Stacktrace: [1] macro expansion at .\libgit2\error.jl:99 [inlined] [2] clone(::String, ::String, ::Base.LibGit2.CloneOptions) at .\libgit2\repository.jl:276 [3] #clone#100(::String, ::Bool, ::Ptr{Void}, :…

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