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

Question

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.

Solution 1

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'

Solution 2

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.

Solution 3

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.

Comments

[Steffen Ullrich]

Known bug: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnutls26/+bug/1111882

[Ivan Ternovtsiy]

You can found solution here: askubuntu.com/questions/186847/… .