Error when installing > VMware-VIX-1.15.0-2985596.x86_64.bundle in Ubuntu 18.04

[jairzhino]

Having the following error when installing > VMware-VIX-1.15.0-2985596.x86_64.bundle

$ sudo ./VMware-VIX-1.15.0-2985596.x86_64.bundle

Extracting VMware Installer...done.

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/lib/vmware-installer/3.0.0/vmware-installer.py", line 18, in <module>

    from vmis.db import DatabaseError, MultipleInstallersError, Load

  File "/usr/lib/vmware-installer/3.0.0/vmis/db.py", line 11, in <module>

    import sqlite3 as sqlite

  File "/usr/lib/vmware-installer/3.0.0/python/lib/sqlite3/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>

    from sqlite3.dbapi2 import *

  File "/usr/lib/vmware-installer/3.0.0/python/lib/sqlite3/dbapi2.py", line 27, in <module>

    from _sqlite3 import *

ImportError: /usr/lib/vmware-installer/3.0.0/python/lib/lib-dynload/_sqlite3.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so: undefined symbol: sqlite3_backup_step

Any ideas, suggestions, will be really appreciated.

I am using:

OS: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS x86_64

Thank you in advance,

[Azuzue]

Hi, same exact problem here!

Anybody has any clue?

Thanks!

[Simon_Rodan]

This I think is an issue with libpython3.7 (which the VIX installer requests). BUT when the 3.7 libraries are removed (leaving the default 3.6 version), VIX no longer runs since it still seems to think they are there, when in fact they have been removed.

(running a fresh installation of Linux Mint Mate 19.3)

[khode_yaroo]

I'm having the same issue. I'm using VMware 15.5.2