Public bug reported: Under 11.04 it worked fine, but under 11.10 I get an error when trying to do a git clone from an https source. It works fine with http.
$ git clone https://github.com/git/hello-world.git Cloning into hello-world... warning: remote HEAD refers to nonexistent ref, unable to checkout. One user reported[1] he was able to workaround the issue by installing libcurl3-gnutls from Precise. [1] http://www.spinics.net/lists/git/msg169530.html ** Affects: git (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/900060 Title: git clone from https fails with "warning: remote HEAD refers to nonexistent ref, unable to checkout. " To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/+bug/900060/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs