# Strange Error at Installing Packages \`git\` failed to clone

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/strange-error-at-installing-packages-git-failed-to-clone/63578>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** packages, git, installation\
**Created:** [June 25, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/strange-error-at-installing-packages-git-failed-to-clone/63578 "2021-06-25T20:52:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/strange-error-at-installing-packages-git-failed-to-clone/63578/22 "2021-06-29T11:42:37Z")

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Hi thanks so much!

Can you please elaborate on the second option? What is the exact command I should write?

I am sorry, but I am having such a hard time understanding this error.

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