[BUG] Requiring git to be installed when already installed

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• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

• OS: Ubuntu ARM
• Git version: 2.51.0
• Git location: /usr/bin/git
• Claude Code installation method (snap/npm/other)
• Screenshot of the error

When I run Claude Code in a Parallels Ubuntu VM (ARM) it starts up but I consistently see a message about needing to install git but git IS INSTALLED.

<img width="1204" height="455" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/94d15314-bb76-401d-9809-6e3f258f6a65" />

This is from the Ubuntu VM:

🐧 ❯ which git
/usr/bin/git

and

🐧 ❯ git --version
git version 2.51.0

Not sure it matters but I'm using the Wezterm terminal app (latest). Ubuntu version is 25.10.

What Should Happen?

No warning about git should show

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

start Claude Code

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.9

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

_No response_