That's impressive you got through to a working solution @beelee

FWIW; I have an "ansible" that does a linux desktop setup. You should be able to point an AI at it and ask "how do I configure git". The installer has a pretty complete list of steps for setup, an AI can crib from it:

https://github.com/DanVanAtta/linux_setup

FWIW - I'm going to be playing around with Ubuntu 26.04 hopefully later today and will be exercising/testing that installer scripts (so, some README updates are likely to make it easier). I'm hoping Ubuntu 26.04 will fix the webcam on my laptop, hasn't work so far on prior Ubuntu's.

I'm able to log in to git after the machine meltdown but it won't let me clone my repo. This is what I get

beelee@beelee-ThinkPad-T560:~$ mkdir git-repos
beelee@beelee-ThinkPad-T560:~$ cd git-repos
beelee@beelee-ThinkPad-T560:~/git-repos$ git clone git@github.com:triplea-maps/global_40_expansion_uhd_boxes.git
Cloning into 'global_40_expansion_uhd_boxes'...
The authenticity of host 'github.com (140.82.114.4)' can't be established.
ED25519 key fingerprint is SHA256:+DiY3wvvV6TuJJhbpZisF/zLDA0zPMSvHdkr4UvCOqU.
This key is not known by any other names.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])? y
Please type 'yes', 'no' or the fingerprint: yes
Warning: Permanently added 'github.com' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.
git@github.com: Permission denied (publickey).
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.
beelee@beelee-ThinkPad-T560:~/git-repos$ git clone git@github.com:triplea-maps/global_40_expansion_uhd_boxes.git
Cloning into 'global_40_expansion_uhd_boxes'...
git@github.com: Permission denied (publickey).
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.
beelee@beelee-ThinkPad-T560:~/git-repos$ https://github.com/triplea-maps/global_40_expansion_uhd_boxes.git
bash: https://github.com/triplea-maps/global_40_expansion_uhd_boxes.git: No such file or directory
beelee@beelee-ThinkPad-T560:~/git-repos$ git clone gh repo clone triplea-maps/global_40_expansion_uhd_boxes
fatal: Too many arguments.

usage: git clone [<options>] [--] <repo> [<dir>]

-v, --[no-]verbose be more verbose -q, --[no-]quiet be more quiet --[no-]progress force progress reporting --[no-]reject-shallow don't clone shallow repository -n, --no-checkout don't create a checkout --checkout opposite of --no-checkout --[no-]bare create a bare repository --[no-]mirror create a mirror repository (implies bare) -l, --[no-]local to clone from a local repository --no-hardlinks don't use local hardlinks, always copy --hardlinks opposite of --no-hardlinks -s, --[no-]shared setup as shared repository --[no-]recurse-submodules[=<pathspec>] initialize submodules in the clone --[no-]recursive ... alias of --recurse-submodules -j, --[no-]jobs <n> number of submodules cloned in parallel --[no-]template <template-directory> directory from which templates will be used --[no-]reference <repo> reference repository --[no-]reference-if-able <repo> reference repository --[no-]dissociate use --reference only while cloning -o, --[no-]origin <name> use <name> instead of 'origin' to track upstream -b, --[no-]branch <branch> checkout <branch> instead of the remote's HEAD -u, --[no-]upload-pack <path> path to git-upload-pack on the remote --[no-]depth <depth> create a shallow clone of that depth --[no-]shallow-since <time> create a shallow clone since a specific time --[no-]shallow-exclude <revision> deepen history of shallow clone, excluding rev --[no-]single-branch clone only one branch, HEAD or --branch --no-tags don't clone any tags, and make later fetches not to follow them --tags opposite of --no-tags --[no-]shallow-submodules any cloned submodules will be shallow --[no-]separate-git-dir <gitdir> separate git dir from working tree -c, --[no-]config <key=value> set config inside the new repository --[no-]server-option <server-specific> option to transmit -4, --ipv4 use IPv4 addresses only -6, --ipv6 use IPv6 addresses only --[no-]filter <args> object filtering --[no-]also-filter-submodules apply partial clone filters to submodules --[no-]remote-submodules any cloned submodules will use their remote-tracking branch --[no-]sparse initialize sparse-checkout file to include only files at root --[no-]bundle-uri <uri> a URI for downloading bundles before fetching from origin remote

beelee@beelee-ThinkPad-T560:~/git-repos$ gh repo clone triplea-maps/global_40_expansion_uhd_boxes
Command 'gh' not found, but can be installed with:
sudo snap install gh # version 2.86.0-112-gc30647b78, or
sudo apt install gh # version 2.45.0-1ubuntu0.3
See 'snap info gh' for additional versions.
beelee@beelee-ThinkPad-T560:~/git-repos$ sudo snap install gh # version 2.86.0-112-gc30647b78
[sudo] password for beelee:
error: This revision of snap "gh" was published using classic confinement and thus may perform
arbitrary system changes outside of the security sandbox that snaps are usually confined to,
which may put your system at risk.

If you understand and want to proceed repeat the command including --classic.

beelee@beelee-ThinkPad-T560:~/git-repos$ sudo apt install gh # version 2.45.0-1ubuntu0.3
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
gh
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 91 not upgraded.
Need to get 8,836 kB of archives.
After this operation, 45.4 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/universe amd64 gh amd64 2.45.0-1ubuntu0.3 [8,836 kB]
Fetched 8,836 kB in 1s (6,534 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package gh.
(Reading database ... 215818 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../gh_2.45.0-1ubuntu0.3_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking gh (2.45.0-1ubuntu0.3) ...
Setting up gh (2.45.0-1ubuntu0.3) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-4build2) ...
beelee@beelee-ThinkPad-T560:~/git-repos$ git clone gh repo clone triplea-maps/global_40_expansion_uhd_boxes
fatal: Too many arguments.

usage: git clone [<options>] [--] <repo> [<dir>]

-v, --[no-]verbose be more verbose -q, --[no-]quiet be more quiet --[no-]progress force progress reporting --[no-]reject-shallow don't clone shallow repository -n, --no-checkout don't create a checkout --checkout opposite of --no-checkout --[no-]bare create a bare repository --[no-]mirror create a mirror repository (implies bare) -l, --[no-]local to clone from a local repository --no-hardlinks don't use local hardlinks, always copy --hardlinks opposite of --no-hardlinks -s, --[no-]shared setup as shared repository --[no-]recurse-submodules[=<pathspec>] initialize submodules in the clone --[no-]recursive ... alias of --recurse-submodules -j, --[no-]jobs <n> number of submodules cloned in parallel --[no-]template <template-directory> directory from which templates will be used --[no-]reference <repo> reference repository --[no-]reference-if-able <repo> reference repository --[no-]dissociate use --reference only while cloning -o, --[no-]origin <name> use <name> instead of 'origin' to track upstream -b, --[no-]branch <branch> checkout <branch> instead of the remote's HEAD -u, --[no-]upload-pack <path> path to git-upload-pack on the remote --[no-]depth <depth> create a shallow clone of that depth --[no-]shallow-since <time> create a shallow clone since a specific time --[no-]shallow-exclude <revision> deepen history of shallow clone, excluding rev --[no-]single-branch clone only one branch, HEAD or --branch --no-tags don't clone any tags, and make later fetches not to follow them --tags opposite of --no-tags --[no-]shallow-submodules any cloned submodules will be shallow --[no-]separate-git-dir <gitdir> separate git dir from working tree -c, --[no-]config <key=value> set config inside the new repository --[no-]server-option <server-specific> option to transmit -4, --ipv4 use IPv4 addresses only -6, --ipv6 use IPv6 addresses only --[no-]filter <args> object filtering --[no-]also-filter-submodules apply partial clone filters to submodules --[no-]remote-submodules any cloned submodules will use their remote-tracking branch --[no-]sparse initialize sparse-checkout file to include only files at root --[no-]bundle-uri <uri> a URI for downloading bundles before fetching from origin remote

beelee@beelee-ThinkPad-T560:~/git-repos$ gitclone gh repo clone triplea-maps/global_40_expansion_uhd_boxes
gitclone: command not found
beelee@beelee-ThinkPad-T560:~/git-repos$

I knew things were going too smoothly

Any help is appreciated

Edit
OK I figured it out. Had to switch to https

Edit 2
and the struggle continues lol

Edit 3
Cheese and rice what minor nightmare that was lol. I guess I'll just delete this massive wall lol Idk that it'll really help anyone. they can just ask there AI buddy lol

Edit 4
Well actually it won't let me delete it

So yea follow the prompts so they can tell who you are and then you create a new token by going to your personal git avatar and

Settings → Developer settings → Personal access tokens

Be real deliberate when you do the token. If you're in a hurry just wait and do it some other time

Heard. I understand it was convenient.

We are so close to the 2.7 release model where every prerelease is the official download. The hope is you won't miss the link for long

@poptech
Indeed, it used to be there until the redesign of the website.
I would welcome it back, too, maybe in the "Development"-Section on the bottom of the Download page.

cc: @LaFayette