git clone: GnuTLS recv error (-9): A TLS packet with unexpected length was received

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I'm trying to clone a git repository and I'm receiving following error while executing the command:

GnuTLS recv error (-9): A TLS packet with unexpected length was received.

My client machine is a Ubuntu 14.04.

Known bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls26/+bug/1111882 — Steffen Ullrich, Jun 25 '15 at 07:50
You can found solution here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/186847/error-gnutls-handshake-failed-when-connecting-to-https-servers/187199#187199 . — Ivan Ternovtsiy, Aug 06 '15 at 12:38

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 06 '15 at 11:33

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This is Known bug as @Ivan Ternovtsiy said ,but there is workaround

Remove current GIT from your system

 sudo apt-get purge git

Download GIT deb git_1.9.1-1_amd64.deb link

Execute the downloaded DEB.

answered Nov 06 '15 at 11:33

Eranga Kodikara

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 17 '16 at 07:33

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If you are in china,may be you should set proxy for git,for example

git config --global https.proxy 'socks5://127.0.0.1:9999'

answered Sep 17 '16 at 07:33

iamdsy

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 20 '19 at 13:45

Your mileage may vary, but in my case I was suspecting two factors:

low download speed -> connection too long on big repository
my Internet provider doesn't like long connections and closes them

So I decided to change Internet provider and pick a higher bandwidth. It's working fine now. I'm not sure if only changing provider or picking a higher bandwidth would have been enough, so you'd have to try out.

Note: I used to use a workaround I mentioned in another question which is about shallow cloning, and that made me think that shorter connections may work.

git clone: GnuTLS recv error (-9): A TLS packet with unexpected length was received

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