Azure / Azure/azure-functions-core-tools

[v5] Unable to install on Linux "Could not fetch version manifest"

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Needs: Triage (Functions) v5
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Description

### Version

```bash
curl -sSL https://aka.ms/func-cli/install.sh | bash -s -- --prerelease
Resolving latest 5.x pre-release...
curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404
Error: Could not fetch version manifest from https://cdn.functions.azure.com/public/cli/v5/version.json
```

### OS / shell

Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS (Noble Numbat) in WSL2.

### Stack

_No response_

### Description

Unable to install v5

### Steps to reproduce

```bash
curl -sSL https://aka.ms/func-cli/install.sh | bash -s -- --prerelease
```

### Expected behavior

_No response_

### Actual behavior

_No response_

### Stack trace / logs

```shell

```

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Research direction

Reproduce the failure with the documented install.sh command on Ubuntu 24.04 in WSL2, then inspect the prerelease path and the version manifest URL shown in the output. Done means the manifest can be fetched and the v5 prerelease installation completes successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
azure, bash, linux
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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