New installation: *: Could not update local repository. Contact support.*

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Trying to do a fresh - new installation from scratch on raspberry-pi 3. Wifi enabled, settings correct.

Details about my system: RPi3, WiFi, Buster, 32Gb microSD

What I have changed since installing Pi-hole: New installation, cannot run pihole -d as the installation never completes. Tried searching the forums, found nothing matching this issue.

Error:

[ ✓ ] Disk space check

[ ✓ ] Update local cache of available packages

[ ✓ ] Checking apt-get for upgraded packages... 2 updates available

[i] It is recommended to update your OS after installing the Pi-hole!

[i] Installer Dependency checks...

[ ✓ ] Checking for dhcpcd5

[ ✓ ] Checking for git

[ ✓ ] Checking for iproute2

[ ✓ ] Checking for whiptail

[i] SELinux not detected

[i] Using interface: wlan0

[i] Using upstream DNS: Cloudflare (1.1.1.1, 1.0.0.1)

[i] Static IP already configured

[i] Unable to find IPv6 ULA/GUA address, IPv6 adblocking will not be enabled

[i] IPv4 address: 192.168.1.222/24

[i] IPv6 address:

[i] Web Interface On

[i] Web Server On

[i] Logging On.

[ ✓ ] Check for existing repository in /etc/.pihole

[i] Update repo in /etc/.pihole...

: Could not update local repository. Contact support.

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What does sudo git status show in /etc/.pihole?

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pi@homemade-pi:~ $ sudo git status
fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git
pi@homemade-pi:~ $ more /etc/.pihole/

*** /etc/.pihole/: directory ***

pi@homemade-pi:~ $ more /etc/.pihole

*** /etc/.pihole: directory ***

pi@homemade-pi:~ $

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And sudo git clone https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole /etc/.pihole doesn't complete?

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I figured this out. I needed to use 8.8.8.8 for the setup as 1.1.1.1 doesn't work, and will not resolve github.com.

Strange, but it fixed it no issue.

John L.