Sublime Text "There are no packages available for installation" (Package Control)

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Read the console and enable the debug log

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   1. Open the console from the View menu and look for lines starting with "Package Control:"
   2. Open Package Control user settings from the Package Settings menu
   3. Add "debug": true and save, then repeat the action and read the console
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Set proxy or trust your proxy CA

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   1. Set proxy details in the Package Control settings
   2. If your proxy rewrites secure connections, save its PEM-formatted CA certificate as "Package Control.user-ca-bundle" in the User folder
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. Update Package Control

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   1. Make sure you run Package Control 3.3.0 or later
   2. If it persists, search the open Package Control GitHub issues and file one with your debug log
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

Package Control shows "There are no packages available for installation" when you try to install a package.

Why it happens

• Downloading package info from the default channel failed with an HTTP error
• Proxy not configured in Package Control settings
• Proxy rewrites secure connections and its CA is not trusted
• Package Control older than 3.3.0

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