Installing GitHub for Windows

I’m trying to install GitHub for Windows. I tried installing it the normal way and got this error:

Application installation did not succeed. Cannot locate application files on the server. Contact the application vendor or your administrator for assistance.

Clicking on Details. gave me this:

I followed the advice on this post and downloaded github-windows.s3.amazonaws.com/GitHub.application with the latest version of Chrome. When I tried to run it, I got this error:

Application cannot be started. Contact the application vendor.

With this detail:

From here I’m stuck. Any advice would be much appreciated.

I’m on a work computer, so there may be some security settings blocking something, but I don’t know about all that.

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Setup was stalling at around 85MB for me, after repeated attempts. After trying all these answers with no success, the one found here is the one that finally worked for me. I canceled, killed dfsvc.exe from Task Manager (I’m using Windows 10), deleted C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Apps\2.0, opened up Internet Explorer (not Chrome or Firefox) and navigated to this exact URL:

I had the exact same problem and it turned out that a Web Content Filtering system was getting errors for many of the git client files, some of them are included below.

Missing Digital Signature

Number of contained files exceeds limit

I suppose you should contact your network admin and get him to set up exceptions for these files, or even better for the whole http://github-windows.s3.amazonaws.com. Still, IMHO, this shouldn’t be happening. I’ll try to get in touch with Github support.

I was just having this same problem, I was able to download the installer but after the installer (GitHubSetup.exe) finished doing it’s downloading, the program wouldn’t launch, it crashed with an error log. I’m using Windows 8.1; I have never had any trouble in Windows 7. So I tried right-clicking and «Run as Administrator», it again did it’s downloading thing and then launched just fine.

Introduction

I have had a similar problem: after 75% of the file was downloaded, it just got stuck. Then 5 minutes later or so, I’ve received the exact same error message you did.

How I’ve fixed it

As Geogrgios mentioned above, you need to add an exception to the firewall.

1. Go to «Control Panel» and click on «System and Security» (make sure that «View by:» is set to «Category» and not to «Large icons» or «Small icons»).
2. Choose Windows Firewall (the second option in the right menu). Then, «Allow a program or a feature through Windows Firewall» in the left menu will be displayed, please click on it.
3. Click on «Change settings» to add exceptions.
4. Click on «Allow another program ..», which has gotten enabled, and in the new window click on «Browse..».
5. Choose the «GithubSetup.exe» file, press «Open» and then «Add» and «OK».
6. Run «GithubSetup.exe» and hope for the best.

Better instructions (with screenshots) can be found here

I opened Microsoft edge and navigated to:

worked first time !

might also work in internet explorer

got the idea from: stimpy77

I too faced a similar issue. The root cause was two fold. 1. Proxy: I was behind a corporate proxy, which prevented me from connecting to the download center. 2. Firewall: I was using a corporate laptop in which Symantec network access control was enabled (Firewall related settings are present here)

I disabled the Symantec network access control and used my personal internt connection to download and install. Did not face any issues after that.

Just switching to Internet Explorer from Chrome did the trick for me =) I don’t know why, but it really helped. After 95%(!!) of the file was downloaded, it just got stuck.

If you’re using Kaspersky, disable Protection and Control first. Kaspersky Antivirus deletes all deploy files silently, giving erros like this (from install.log ):

If you use Windows 10:

I had a same problem, and got the isse like 20+ times while I was trying to intsall the github on my Windows 8 Pro.

Solutions found unknowingly is — Login into the Github account, then download the package, and try to install without logout till the installation complition.

It work for me.. Please try and provide if you have any more better way to handle this.

Turns out the problem for me was that my corporate network was blocking the download on the network level. This problem was solved for me by going outside of my corporation’s network policies via a personal VPN.

When I tried to download GitHub, the ClickOnce app would install with the following error:

ERROR SUMMARY Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log. * Activation of C:\Users\Judah\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\GitHub, Inc\GitHub.appref-ms| resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:

The error message says it was unable to download http://github-windows.s3.amazonaws.com/Application Files/GitHub_3_1_1_4/libGLESv2.dll.deploy . Trying to directly download that file with Chrome, IE, and Edge all failed.

I began to suspect it was a corporate network policy that was blocking the download.

So, I connected to a personal VPN, downloaded again, and it worked. You could use a VPN, or tethering on your phone, or some other network outside of your corporate network to download as well.

1.5 Введение — Установка Git

Установка Git

Прежде чем использовать Git, вы должны установить его на своём компьютере. Даже если он уже установлен, наверное, это хороший повод, чтобы обновиться до последней версии. Вы можете установить Git из собранного пакета или другого установщика, либо скачать исходный код и скомпилировать его самостоятельно.

В этой книге используется Git версии 2.8.0. Хотя большинство используемых нами команд должны работать даже в старых версиях Git, некоторые из них могут не работать или действовать немного иначе, если вы используете старую версию. Поскольку Git отлично справляется с сохранением обратной совместимости, любая версия после 2.8 должна работать нормально.

Установка в Linux

Если вы хотите установить Git под Linux как бинарный пакет, это можно сделать, используя обычный менеджер пакетов вашего дистрибутива. Если у вас Fedora (или другой похожий дистрибутив, такой как RHEL или CentOS), можно воспользоваться dnf :

Если же у вас дистрибутив, основанный на Debian, например, Ubuntu, попробуйте apt :

Чтобы воспользоваться дополнительными возможностями, посмотрите инструкцию по установке для нескольких различных разновидностей Unix на сайте Git https://git-scm.com/download/linux.

Установка на Mac

Существует несколько способов установки Git на Mac. Самый простой — установить Xcode Command Line Tools. В версии Mavericks (10.9) и выше вы можете добиться этого просто первый раз выполнив ‘git’ в терминале.

Если Git не установлен, вам будет предложено его установить.

Если Вы хотите получить более актуальную версию, то можете воспользоваться бинарным установщиком. Установщик Git для OS X доступен для скачивания с сайта Git https://git-scm.com/download/mac.

Установка в Windows

Для установки Git в Windows также имеется несколько способов. Официальная сборка доступна для скачивания на официальном сайте Git. Просто перейдите на страницу https://git-scm.com/download/win, и загрузка запустится автоматически. Обратите внимание, что это отдельный проект, называемый Git для Windows; для получения дополнительной информации о нём перейдите на https://gitforwindows.org.

Для автоматической установки вы можете использовать пакет Git Chocolatey. Обратите внимание, что пакет Chocolatey поддерживается сообществом.

Установка из исходников

Многие предпочитают устанавливать Git из исходников, поскольку такой способ позволяет получить самую свежую версию. Обновление бинарных инсталляторов, как правило, немного отстаёт, хотя в последнее время разница не столь существенна.

Если вы действительно хотите установить Git из исходников, у вас должны быть установлены следующие библиотеки, от которых он зависит: autotools, curl, zlib, openssl, expat, and libiconv. Например, если в вашей системе используется dnf (Fedora) или apt-get (системы на базе Debian), вы можете использовать одну из следующих команд для установки всех зависимостей, используемых для сборки и установки бинарных файлов Git:

Для того, чтобы собрать документацию в различных форматах (doc, html, info), понадобится установить дополнительные зависимости:

Пользователи RHEL и производных от неё (таких как CentOS или Scientific Linux) должны подключить репозиторий EPEL для корректной установки пакета docbook2X

Если вы используете систему на базе Debian (Debian/Ubuntu/Ubuntu-производные), вам так же понадобится установить пакет install-info :

Если вы используете систему на базе RPM (Fedora/RHEL/RHEL-производные), вам так же понадобится установить пакет getopt , который уже установлен в системах на базе Debian:

К тому же из-за различий имён бинарных файлов вам понадобится сделать следующее:

Когда все необходимые зависимости установлены, вы можете пойти дальше и скачать самый свежий архив с исходниками из следующих мест: с сайта Kernel.org https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git, или зеркала на сайте GitHub https://github.com/git/git/releases. Конечно, немного проще скачать последнюю версию с сайта GitHub, но на странице kernel.org релизы имеют подписи, если вы хотите проверить, что скачиваете.

Затем скомпилируйте и установите:

После этого вы можете получать обновления Git посредством самого Git:

1.5 Getting Started — Installing Git

Installing Git

Before you start using Git, you have to make it available on your computer. Even if it’s already installed, it’s probably a good idea to update to the latest version. You can either install it as a package or via another installer, or download the source code and compile it yourself.

This book was written using Git version 2.8.0. Though most of the commands we use should work even in ancient versions of Git, some of them might not or might act slightly differently if you’re using an older version. Since Git is quite excellent at preserving backwards compatibility, any version after 2.8 should work just fine.

Installing on Linux

If you want to install the basic Git tools on Linux via a binary installer, you can generally do so through the package management tool that comes with your distribution. If you’re on Fedora (or any closely-related RPM-based distribution, such as RHEL or CentOS), you can use dnf :

If you’re on a Debian-based distribution, such as Ubuntu, try apt :

For more options, there are instructions for installing on several different Unix distributions on the Git website, at https://git-scm.com/download/linux.

Installing on macOS

There are several ways to install Git on a Mac. The easiest is probably to install the Xcode Command Line Tools. On Mavericks (10.9) or above you can do this simply by trying to run git from the Terminal the very first time.

If you don’t have it installed already, it will prompt you to install it.

If you want a more up to date version, you can also install it via a binary installer. A macOS Git installer is maintained and available for download at the Git website, at https://git-scm.com/download/mac.

Installing on Windows

There are also a few ways to install Git on Windows. The most official build is available for download on the Git website. Just go to https://git-scm.com/download/win and the download will start automatically. Note that this is a project called Git for Windows, which is separate from Git itself; for more information on it, go to https://gitforwindows.org.

To get an automated installation you can use the Git Chocolatey package. Note that the Chocolatey package is community maintained.

Installing from Source

Some people may instead find it useful to install Git from source, because you’ll get the most recent version. The binary installers tend to be a bit behind, though as Git has matured in recent years, this has made less of a difference.

If you do want to install Git from source, you need to have the following libraries that Git depends on: autotools, curl, zlib, openssl, expat, and libiconv. For example, if you’re on a system that has dnf (such as Fedora) or apt-get (such as a Debian-based system), you can use one of these commands to install the minimal dependencies for compiling and installing the Git binaries:

In order to be able to add the documentation in various formats (doc, html, info), these additional dependencies are required:

Users of RHEL and RHEL-derivatives like CentOS and Scientific Linux will have to enable the EPEL repository to download the docbook2X package.

If you’re using a Debian-based distribution (Debian/Ubuntu/Ubuntu-derivatives), you also need the install-info package:

If you’re using a RPM-based distribution (Fedora/RHEL/RHEL-derivatives), you also need the getopt package (which is already installed on a Debian-based distro):

Additionally, if you’re using Fedora/RHEL/RHEL-derivatives, you need to do this:

due to binary name differences.

When you have all the necessary dependencies, you can go ahead and grab the latest tagged release tarball from several places. You can get it via the kernel.org site, at https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git, or the mirror on the GitHub website, at https://github.com/git/git/releases. It’s generally a little clearer what the latest version is on the GitHub page, but the kernel.org page also has release signatures if you want to verify your download.

Then, compile and install:

After this is done, you can also get Git via Git itself for updates:

Adding an existing project to GitHub using GitHub Desktop

You can add an existing Git repository to GitHub using GitHub Desktop.

Using the command line, remove any git remotes currently configured for the repository.

Click the Publish repository button on the toolbar.

Type the desired name of the repository in the Name field or use the default current local repository name.

To publish a public repository, unselect Keep this code private.

Choose the organization in the Organization drop-down where you want to publish the repository, or select None to publish the repository to your personal account.

Click the Publish Repository button.

Using the command line, remove any git remotes currently configured for the repository.

Click the Publish repository button on the toolbar.

Type the desired name of the repository in the Name field or use the default current local repository name.

To publish a public repository, unselect Keep this code private.

Choose the organization in the Organization drop-down where you want to publish the repository, or select None to publish the repository to your personal account.

Click the Publish repository button.