Visvanath Ratnaweera

> when running git clone --branch MOODLE_401_STABLE git://git.moodle.org/moodle.git the terminal gets stuck displaying the message "Cloning into Moodle...".

It should. Check your network (filters, proxies, etc.). This is what I get (I didn't wait till the end):

Just to check that the obvious, and may be the lazy, method has been considered: For the sysadmins from Debian school the solution could be as simple as 'apt install php-curl php-zip'.

Very special Kudos on, "It’s not without pride that I see this project [MoodleBox] being used all over the world".

Yep, another way of crossing the Röstigraben!

"Once your problem is solved, reply to the thread, adding [Solved] to the subject line of your post and providing links to the documentation, discussion or tracker issue that helped you." from https://moodle.org/mod/page/view.php?id=7080.