Problem installing Git Credential Manager Core (Ubuntu 22.04.lts)

[CornaSn]

https://github.com/upleveled/system-setup/blob/main/linux.md
Tried this comment:

curl -L https://aka.ms/gcm/linux-install-source.sh | sh
git-credential-manager-core configure

This leads to:

$ curl -L https://aka.ms/gcm/linux-install-source.sh | sh
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
100  7233  100  7233    0     0  54705      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 54705
This script will download, compile, and install Git Credential Manager to:

    /usr/local/bin

Git Credential Manager is licensed under the MIT License: https://aka.ms/gcm/license
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sh: 169: Syntax error: "fi" unexpected (expecting ";;")

With no chance to answer anything. Therefore the next step also doesn't work

[karlhorky]

Interesting, these are the official installation instructions

If you could re-report this over in their repository, that may be helpful for them. I would suggest:

• mention that you were following the instructions "Install from source helper script"
• mention your operating system
• link to https://github.com/git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager/blob/release/docs/install.md#install-2

Maybe the alternative installation method to install the .deb file using dpkg would help?

[CornaSn]

Installing via package works.

But it seems you could install it via rpm so maybe this is a better approach:

https://github.com/microsoft/Git-Credential-Manager-for-Mac-and-Linux/blob/master/Install.md#installing-on-linux-using-rpm-recommended

sudo rpm --install git-credential-manager-2.0.4-1.noarch.rpm
git-credential-manager install

[karlhorky]

The link you posted above is to the old archived repo, which was archived in 2022 (check the notice at the top of the page)

[karlhorky]

So I would say probably:

• the issue with installing from source should be reported in their repo
• in the meantime, before it's fixed, we should change our System Setup instructions to use the .deb file instead

[karlhorky]

@CornaSn any news here? Did you manage to get it installed with the .deb file?

[CornaSn]

Yes I installed it with the .deb file and it worked

[ProchaLu]

There are 2 open issues for this problem.

• curl install gives error on ubuntu git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager#1597
• Install from source helper script bug git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager#1577

Apparently, in this PR it should be fixed, released in version 2.5.0.

[ProchaLu]

Fixed in git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager#1469 and released in version 2.5.0.