Git / Bower Errors: Exit Code # 128 & Failed connect

Question

I am using Bower to install several libraries. For demonstration purposes here, I am installing bootstrap. Regardless of the package, I receive the following errors:

Answer 1

I got this error after my virus checker had quarantined a download from github.com. For some unknown reason.

After I cleared those files (exe files) everything worked.

Answer 2

Your keys are wrong. Just add them to GitHub/Bitbucket/whatever you are using. It's nothing more than a permission issue with your keys.

Answer 3

Perhaps you need to generate an ssh key so you are authenticated with github.

Answer 4

However, I am not using a proxy server as I am on my home pc/network

Had the same problem (getting exit code 128) on my home network and was quite sure i was not using a proxy. Turns out, Git had saved a proxy i had entered some time in the past - after looking around in the configs, i found it under the [http] tag.

I'm new to Git, and i'm not at all sure, if those configs are usually easily accessible - am using Tortoise Git, since i'm not doing anything fancy really and that has a GUI for the things.

Hope the "answer" helps nonetheless.

Answer 5

In my case was the folder access where i was during the command execution! On windows I created the folder first by command line: mkdir "MyFolder" and I had the error. but if I create the folder with the mouse, right click, create folder etc. Works fine!

Answer 6

If you are authenticating with bitbucket, where I'm getting error 128 & Failed connect. but when using authenticating git hub its working fine.