Installing and Uninstalling vSphere SDK for Perl on Linux Systems

Before you can install the vSphere SDK for Perl package on a Linux system, that system must meet specific prerequisites.

• CPAN - You must have CPAN installed on your system. The command for installing CPAN depends on the Linux distribution and uses the following syntax.

  <package_manager> install cpan

• Internet access - You must have Internet access when you run the installer because the installer uses CPAN to install prerequisite Perl modules.
• Development Tools and Libraries - You must install the Development Tools and Libraries for the Linux platform that you are working with before you install vSphere SDK for Perl and prerequisite Perl modules.
• Proxy settings - If your system is using a proxy for Internet access, you must set the http:// and ftp:// proxies as follows.

  export http_proxy=<proxy_server>:port
  export ftp_proxy=<proxy_server>:port