Get an alert "Can't download the software because of a network problem" after xcode-select --install

Question

I'm trying to install xcode on my mac machine (macOS Catalina) and run

xcode-select --install

but get an alert with message "Can't download the software because of a network problem"

Answer 1

Though this is a quiet old thread, I would like to mention how I resolved it. This happens when you set the timezone incorrectly. Check whether the timezone is correctly set and it will solve this issue.

Answer 2

I've found a solution for macOS Catalina 10.15.3 - to install Xcode CommandLineTools manually (actually I need only this part).

Steps:

1. Go to https://developer.apple.com/download/more/?=xcode

2. Download Command Line Tools for Xcode 11.4.1. (the latest one)

3. Install this package manually

Answer 3

It may be that the URL used to download the command line tools is set to a different update server than the Apple default. If so:

$ sudo defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL https://macpatch.mycompanydomain.com:443/index.sucatalog

$ sudo defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL

$ xcode-select --install

$ sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURL https://macpatch.mycompanydomain.com:443/index.sucatalog