This document describes the issue when the error "unable to find remote helper for 'https'" is seen on the client during a git clone or fetch. The error will be seen when the git command specifies a https address and is unable to find the git-remote-https within the PATH or installed location. While this article is categorized for Bitbucket, it can affect any Git client that is fetching from a HTTPS endpoint (regardless of backend).
If the git command can not find the git-remote-https within the PATH or the exec-path used by git we will see the "Unable to find remote helper" error. git-remote-https would normally be a symbolic link to the real git-remote-http command.
The exact package names would vary depending on your Linux distribution, but to avoid the "Unable to find remote helper" error the curl packages would need to be installed.
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