I'm trying to install ovftool on RHEL 8 but running into issues. First it complained that python3.9 was required so I installed it but now python can't find the zlib module. Has anyone successfully installed ovftool on RHEL 8, if so how?
./VMware-ovftool-4.4.0-15722219-lin.x86_64.bundle
Extracting VMware Installer...done.
(vmware-installer.py:26156): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "adwaita",
(vmware-installer.py:26156): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "adwaita",
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "pk-gtk-module"
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/vmware-installer/3.0.0/vmware-installer.py", line 19, in <module>
from vmis.core.common import SYSTEM_BOOTSTRAP, SYSTEM_DATABASE, ParseExceptionTuple
File "/usr/lib/vmware-installer/3.0.0/vmis/core/common.py", line 14, in <module>
from vmis.core import install
File "/usr/lib/vmware-installer/3.0.0/vmis/core/install.py", line 16, in <module>
from vmis.core.component import ComponentError, ComponentTypes
File "/usr/lib/vmware-installer/3.0.0/vmis/core/component.py", line 14, in <module>
from gzip import GzipFile
File "/usr/lib/vmware-installer/3.0.0/python/lib/gzip.py", line 9, in <module>
import zlib
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'zlib'
Thread reported so moderators know it should be moved to the area for OVFTool.
I had an older Workstation installed and after uninstalling it the ovftool installed without issue.
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