2019-09-11 14:43:53,745 - synapse.util.versionstring - 85 - INFO - None - Failed to check for git repository: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'git': 'git'

✗ python3                                                                   
Python 3.6.8 (default, Jun 20 2019, 17:11:57) 
[GCC 6.3.0 20170516] on linux
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>>> import subprocess
>>> subprocess.check_output(["git", "diff"])
b'diff --git a/scripts-dev/update_database b/scripts-dev/update_database\nindex 10166583e..27a1ad1e7 100755\n--- a/scripts-dev/update_database\n+++ b/scripts-dev/update_database\n@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ from twisted.internet import defer, reactor\n from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig\n from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process\n from synapse.server import HomeServer\n-from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine\n from synapse.storage import DataStore\n+from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine\n from synapse.storage.prepare_database import prepare_database\n \n logger = logging.getLogger("update_database")\n@@ -122,4 +122,3 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":\n     ))\n \n     reactor.run()\n-\n'
>>> subprocess.check_output(["gitx", "diff"])
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.8/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 356, in check_output
    **kwargs).stdout
  File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.8/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 423, in run
    with Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs) as process:
  File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.8/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 729, in __init__
    restore_signals, start_new_session)
  File "/home/user/.pyenv/versions/3.6.8/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 1364, in _execute_child
    raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg, err_filename)
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'gitx': 'gitx'
>>>