diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 980dc7e15..e88f30f52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
       display-name: Debian 12
       container-slug: systemd-debian-12
       timeout: 20
-      instances: '["stable-3007", "onedir-3007", "stable-3007-1", "latest", "default"]'
+      instances: '["stable-3007", "git-3007", "onedir-3007", "stable-3007-1", "git-master", "latest", "default"]'
 
 
   photon-5:
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ jobs:
       display-name: Photon OS 5
       container-slug: systemd-photon-5
       timeout: 20
-      instances: '["stable-3006", "onedir-3006", "stable-3006-8", "latest", "default"]'
+      instances: '["stable-3006", "onedir-3006", "stable-3006-8", "stable-3007", "onedir-3007", "stable-3007-1", "latest", "default"]'
 
 
   rockylinux-8:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/templates/generate.py b/.github/workflows/templates/generate.py
index 0207d9888..ca31b4cfa 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/templates/generate.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/templates/generate.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #    "amazonlinux-2",
 #    "amazonlinux-2023",
 #    "debian-11",
-#    "debian-12",
 #    "debian-13",
 #    "fedora-40",
 #    "photon-4",
@@ -92,9 +91,9 @@
     "ubuntu-2404",
 ]
 
+#    "photon-5",
 BLACKLIST_3007 = [
     "photon-4",
-    "photon-5",
 ]
 
 #    "ubuntu-2204",
@@ -111,12 +110,12 @@
     "ubuntu-2404",
 ]
 
+#    "debian-12",
 #    "ubuntu-2204",
 BLACKLIST_GIT_3007 = [
     "amazonlinux-2",
     "amazonlinux-2023",
     "debian-11",
-    "debian-12",
     "debian-13",
     "fedora-40",
     "photon-4",
@@ -126,11 +125,11 @@
     "ubuntu-2404",
 ]
 
+#    "debian-12",
 BLACKLIST_GIT_MASTER = [
     "amazonlinux-2",
     "amazonlinux-2023",
     "debian-11",
-    "debian-12",
     "debian-13",
     "fedora-40",
     "photon-4",
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a4d9ac944..ae589d07b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# v2024.11.27
+
+## What's Changed
+
+- Testing git install methods by @dmurphy18 in https://github.com/saltstack/salt-bootstrap/pull/2057
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/saltstack/salt-bootstrap/compare/v2024.11.26...v2024.11.27
+
 # v2024.11.26
 
 ## What's Changed
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index db15cc47a..8a2310760 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ sum** of the downloaded ``bootstrap-salt.sh`` file.
 
 The SHA256 sum of the ``bootstrap-salt.sh`` file, per release, is:
 
+- 2024.11.26: ``832c7a20b96e1df171d715323df9afff8a11aef42d15598c007f240bc89d723c``
 - 2024.11.21: ``ddf624c3a94d721da3f7629402a6c7ecc9dd96d13c1ead2a626314e97cee982a``
 - 2024.11.07: ``70a9783649e129985563d1a86cf28b8984499643e62ae1dc47dc008bd204fcbb``
 - 2024.09.24: ``88e4e4cad4b115a7b721dd9c21d5ee5df390b5b73b63de48f99399146f43f371``
diff --git a/bootstrap-salt.ps1 b/bootstrap-salt.ps1
index cd70eebad..4a0d30fda 100644
--- a/bootstrap-salt.ps1
+++ b/bootstrap-salt.ps1
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ if ($help) {
     exit 0
 }
 
-$__ScriptVersion = "2024.11.26"
+$__ScriptVersion = "2024.11.27"
 $ScriptName = $myInvocation.MyCommand.Name
 
 # We'll check for the Version next, because it also has no requirements
diff --git a/bootstrap-salt.sh b/bootstrap-salt.sh
index ea0f9f391..f43acdfbe 100755
--- a/bootstrap-salt.sh
+++ b/bootstrap-salt.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #======================================================================================================================
 set -o nounset                              # Treat unset variables as an error
 
-__ScriptVersion="2024.11.26"
+__ScriptVersion="2024.11.27"
 __ScriptName="bootstrap-salt.sh"
 
 __ScriptFullName="$0"
@@ -2742,44 +2742,6 @@ __install_salt_from_repo() {
 
     echodebug "Installed pip version: $(${_pip_cmd} --version)"
 
-    CHECK_PIP_VERSION_SCRIPT=$(cat << EOM
-import sys
-try:
-    import pip
-    installed_pip_version=tuple([int(part.strip()) for part in pip.__version__.split('.') if part.isdigit()])
-    desired_pip_version=($(echo ${_MINIMUM_PIP_VERSION} | sed 's/\./, /g' ))
-    if installed_pip_version < desired_pip_version:
-        print('Desired pip version {!r} > Installed pip version {!r}'.format('.'.join(map(str, desired_pip_version)), '.'.join(map(str, installed_pip_version))))
-        sys.exit(1)
-    print('Desired pip version {!r} < Installed pip version {!r}'.format('.'.join(map(str, desired_pip_version)), '.'.join(map(str, installed_pip_version))))
-    sys.exit(0)
-except ImportError:
-    print('Failed to import pip')
-    sys.exit(1)
-EOM
-)
-    if ! ${_py_exe} -c "$CHECK_PIP_VERSION_SCRIPT"; then
-        # Upgrade pip to at least 1.2 which is when we can start using "python3 -m pip"
-        echodebug "Running '${_pip_cmd} install ${_PIP_INSTALL_ARGS} pip>=${_MINIMUM_PIP_VERSION}'"
-        ${_pip_cmd} install ${_PIP_INSTALL_ARGS} -v "pip>=${_MINIMUM_PIP_VERSION}"
-        sleep 1
-        echodebug "PATH: ${PATH}"
-        _pip_cmd="pip${_py_version}"
-        if ! __check_command_exists "${_pip_cmd}"; then
-            echodebug "The pip binary '${_pip_cmd}' was not found in PATH"
-            _pip_cmd="pip$(echo "${_py_version}" | cut -c -1)"
-            if ! __check_command_exists "${_pip_cmd}"; then
-                echodebug "The pip binary '${_pip_cmd}' was not found in PATH"
-                _pip_cmd="pip"
-                if ! __check_command_exists "${_pip_cmd}"; then
-                    echoerror "Unable to find a pip binary"
-                    return 1
-                fi
-            fi
-        fi
-        echodebug "Installed pip version: $(${_pip_cmd} --version)"
-    fi
-
     _setuptools_dep="setuptools>=${_MINIMUM_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION},<${_MAXIMUM_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION}"
     if [ "$_PY_MAJOR_VERSION" -ne 3 ]; then
         echoerror "Python version is no longer supported, only Python 3"
@@ -2802,7 +2764,6 @@ EOM
 
     mkdir -p /tmp/git/deps
     echodebug "Created directory /tmp/git/deps"
-    echodebug "Installing Salt dependencies for Salt version $(python3 salt/version.py)"
 
     if [ ${DISTRO_NAME_L} = "ubuntu" ] && [ "$DISTRO_MAJOR_VERSION" -eq 22 ]; then
         echodebug "Ubuntu 22.04 has problem with base.txt requirements file, not parsing sys_platform == 'win32', upgrading from default pip works"
@@ -2815,20 +2776,23 @@ EOM
         fi
     fi
 
-    echoinfo "Downloading Salt Dependencies from PyPi"
-    echodebug "Running '${_pip_cmd} download -d /tmp/git/deps ${_PIP_DOWNLOAD_ARGS} .'"
-    ${_pip_cmd} download -d /tmp/git/deps ${_PIP_DOWNLOAD_ARGS} .
+    rm -f /tmp/git/deps/*
+
+    echodebug "Installing Salt requirements from PyPi, ${_pip_cmd} install ${_USE_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES} --ignore-installed ${_PIP_INSTALL_ARGS} -r requirements/static/ci/py${_py_version}/linux.txt"
+    ${_pip_cmd} install ${_USE_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES} --ignore-installed ${_PIP_INSTALL_ARGS} -r "requirements/static/ci/py${_py_version}/linux.txt"
     # shellcheck disable=SC2181
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        echo "Failed to download salt dependencies"
+        echo "Failed to install salt requirements for the version of Python ${_py_version}"
         return 1
     fi
 
-
-    echoinfo "Installing Downloaded Salt Dependencies"
-    echodebug "Running '${_pip_cmd} install ${_USE_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES} --ignore-installed ${_PIP_INSTALL_ARGS} /tmp/git/deps/*'"
-    ${_pip_cmd} install ${_USE_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES} --ignore-installed ${_PIP_INSTALL_ARGS} /tmp/git/deps/* || return 1
-    rm -f /tmp/git/deps/*
+    if [ "${OS_NAME}" = "Linux" ]; then
+        ${_pip_cmd} install ${_USE_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES} --ignore-installed --upgrade ${_PIP_INSTALL_ARGS} "jaraco.functools==4.1.0" || return 1
+        ${_pip_cmd} install ${_USE_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES} --ignore-installed --upgrade ${_PIP_INSTALL_ARGS} "jaraco.text==4.0.0" || return 1
+        ${_pip_cmd} install ${_USE_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES} --ignore-installed --upgrade ${_PIP_INSTALL_ARGS} "jaraco.collections==5.1.0" || return 1
+        ${_pip_cmd} install ${_USE_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES} --ignore-installed --upgrade ${_PIP_INSTALL_ARGS} "jaraco.context==6.0.1" || return 1
+        ${_pip_cmd} install ${_USE_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES} --ignore-installed --upgrade ${_PIP_INSTALL_ARGS} "jaraco.classes==3.4.0" || return 1
+    fi
 
     echoinfo "Building Salt Python Wheel"
     if [ "$_ECHO_DEBUG" -eq $BS_TRUE ]; then
@@ -5139,79 +5103,79 @@ install_oracle_linux_check_services() {
 
 #######################################################################################################################
 #
-#   RockyLinux Install Functions
+#   ALmaLinux Install Functions
 #
-install_rockylinux_stable_deps() {
+install_almalinux_stable_deps() {
     install_centos_stable_deps || return 1
     return 0
 }
 
-install_rockylinux_git_deps() {
+install_almalinux_git_deps() {
     install_centos_git_deps || return 1
     return 0
 }
 
-install_rockylinux_onedir_deps() {
+install_almalinux_onedir_deps() {
     install_centos_onedir_deps || return 1
     return 0
 }
 
-install_rockylinux_testing_deps() {
+install_almalinux_testing_deps() {
     install_centos_testing_deps || return 1
     return 0
 }
 
-install_rockylinux_stable() {
+install_almalinux_stable() {
     install_centos_stable || return 1
     return 0
 }
 
-install_rockylinux_git() {
+install_almalinux_git() {
     install_centos_git || return 1
     return 0
 }
 
-install_rockylinux_onedir() {
+install_almalinux_onedir() {
     install_centos_onedir || return 1
     return 0
 }
 
-install_rockylinux_testing() {
+install_almalinux_testing() {
     install_centos_testing || return 1
     return 0
 }
 
-install_rockylinux_stable_post() {
+install_almalinux_stable_post() {
     install_centos_stable_post || return 1
     return 0
 }
 
-install_rockylinux_git_post() {
+install_almalinux_git_post() {
     install_centos_git_post || return 1
     return 0
 }
 
-install_rockylinux_onedir_post() {
+install_almalinux_onedir_post() {
     install_centos_onedir_post || return 1
     return 0
 }
 
-install_rockylinux_testing_post() {
+install_almalinux_testing_post() {
     install_centos_testing_post || return 1
     return 0
 }
 
-install_rockylinux_restart_daemons() {
+install_almalinux_restart_daemons() {
     install_centos_restart_daemons || return 1
     return 0
 }
 
-install_rockylinux_check_services() {
+install_almalinux_check_services() {
     install_centos_check_services || return 1
     return 0
 }
 #
-#   Ended RockyLinux Install Functions
+#   Ended AlmaLinux Install Functions
 #
 #######################################################################################################################
 
@@ -6373,7 +6337,7 @@ install_photon_deps() {
     __PACKAGES="${__PACKAGES} libyaml procps-ng python${PY_PKG_VER}-crypto python${PY_PKG_VER}-jinja2"
     __PACKAGES="${__PACKAGES} python${PY_PKG_VER}-msgpack python${PY_PKG_VER}-requests python${PY_PKG_VER}-zmq"
     __PACKAGES="${__PACKAGES} python${PY_PKG_VER}-pip python${PY_PKG_VER}-m2crypto python${PY_PKG_VER}-pyyaml"
-    __PACKAGES="${__PACKAGES} python${PY_PKG_VER}-systemd"
+    __PACKAGES="${__PACKAGES} python${PY_PKG_VER}-systemd sudo shadow"
 
     if [ "${_EXTRA_PACKAGES}" != "" ]; then
         echoinfo "Installing the following extra packages as requested: ${_EXTRA_PACKAGES}"
@@ -6423,6 +6387,14 @@ install_photon_git_deps() {
         __PACKAGES="${__PACKAGES} git"
     fi
 
+    if ! __check_command_exists sudo; then
+        __PACKAGES="${__PACKAGES} sudo"
+    fi
+
+    if ! __check_command_exists usermod; then
+        __PACKAGES="${__PACKAGES} shadow"
+    fi
+
     if [ -n "${__PACKAGES}" ]; then
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
         __tdnf_install_noinput ${__PACKAGES} || return 1
@@ -6471,6 +6443,8 @@ install_photon_git() {
         return 1
     fi
 
+    install_photon_git_deps
+
     if [ -f "${_SALT_GIT_CHECKOUT_DIR}/salt/syspaths.py" ]; then
         ${_PYEXE} setup.py --salt-config-dir="$_SALT_ETC_DIR" --salt-cache-dir="${_SALT_CACHE_DIR}" ${SETUP_PY_INSTALL_ARGS} install --prefix=/usr || return 1
     else
@@ -6579,7 +6553,7 @@ install_photon_onedir_deps() {
         __install_saltstack_photon_onedir_repository || return 1
     fi
 
-    __PACKAGES="procps-ng"
+    __PACKAGES="procps-ng sudo shadow"
 
     # shellcheck disable=SC2086
     __tdnf_install_noinput ${__PACKAGES} || return 1