Open-VM-Tools fails to install due to perl package not found
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I tried to install Open-VM Tools on my 64-bit pfSense 2.0 RC-1 box which is generally working. The installer was unable to find a required package so it failed and quit. I would be grateful if the maintainer could fix the, probably small, issue. Thanks. See installation transcript below:
Beginning package installation for Open-VM-Tools... Downloading package configuration file... done. Saving updated package information... done. Downloading Open-VM-Tools and its dependencies... Checking for package installation... Downloading http://files.pfsense.org/packages/amd64/8/All/open-vm-tools-nox11-313025_1.tbz ... (extracting) Downloading http://files.pfsense.org/packages/amd64/8/All/fusefs-kmod-0.3.9.p1.20080208_7.tbz ... (extracting) Downloading http://files.pfsense.org/packages/amd64/8/All/libdnet-1.11_3.tbz ... (extracting) Downloading http://files.pfsense.org/packages/amd64/8/All/python26-2.6.6.tbz ... (extracting) Downloading http://files.pfsense.org/packages/amd64/8/All/perl-5.10.1_3.tbz ... could not download from there or http://ftp2.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-8.1-release/All/perl-5.10.1_3.tbz. of open-vm-tools-nox11-313025_1 failed! Installation aborted.Backing up libraries... Removing package... Starting package deletion for open-vm-tools-nox11-313025_1...done. Removing Open-VM-Tools components... Loading package instructions... Include file open-vm-tools.inc could not be found for inclusion. Deinstall commands... Not executing custom deinstall hook because an include is missing. Removing package instructions...done. Auxiliary files... done. Package XML... done. Configuration... done. Cleaning up... Failed to install package. Installation halted. -
This is also a problem on 32-bit, I'm getting a similar issue when I went to upgrade from an older version of the package to the current:
Removing Open-VM-Tools components... Loading package instructions... Deinstall commands... done. Removing package instructions...done. Auxiliary files... done. Package XML... done. Configuration... done. Beginning package installation for Open-VM-Tools... Downloading package configuration file... done. Saving updated package information... done. Downloading Open-VM-Tools and its dependencies... Checking for package installation... Downloading http://files.pfsense.org/packages/8/All/icu-4.6.1.tbz ... could not download from there or http://ftp2.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8.1-release/All/icu-4.6.1.tbz. of icu-4.6.1 failed! Installation aborted.Backing up libraries... Removing package... Starting package deletion for open-vm-tools-nox11-313025_2...done. Starting package deletion for fusefs-kmod-0.3.9.p1...done. Starting package deletion for fusefs-libs-2.7...done. Starting package deletion for fusefs-kmod-0.3.9.p1.20080208_7...done. Starting package deletion for fusefs-libs-2.7.4...done. Skipping package deletion for glib-2.26.1_1 because it is a dependency. Starting package deletion for icu-4.6.1...done. Starting package deletion for libdnet-1.11_3...done. Skipping package deletion for libiconv-1.13.1_1 because it is a dependency. Skipping package deletion for pcre-8.12 because it is a dependency. Skipping package deletion for perl-5.10.1_3 because it is a dependency. Skipping package deletion for pkg-config-0.25_1 because it is a dependency. Starting package deletion for python27-2.7.1_1...done. Removing Open-VM-Tools components... Loading package instructions... Include file open-vm-tools.inc could not be found for inclusion. Deinstall commands... Not executing custom deinstall hook because an include is missing. Removing package instructions...done. Auxiliary files... done. Package XML... done. Configuration... done. Cleaning up... Failed to install package. Package reinstallation failed.That was using the Reinstall button, but attempting to install directly again still fails.
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I am dealing with this issue now also..
Besides missing esxi management niceties, what in pfsense is 'broken' when missing vm tools?
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I also have this with 2.0-RC1 (i386) :
Downloading http://files.pfsense.org/packages/8/All/icu-4.6.1.tbz ... could not download from there or http://ftp2.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8.1-release/All/icu-4.6.1.tbz. of icu-4.6.1 failed! Installation aborted.Backing up libraries... Removing package... Starting package deletion for open-vm-tools-nox11-313025_2...done. Skipping package deletion for fusefs-kmod-0.3.9.p1 because it is a dependency. Starting package deletion for fusefs-kmod-0.3.9.p1.20080208_7...done. Skipping package deletion for fusefs-libs-2.7.4 because it is a dependency. Starting package deletion for glib-2.26.1_1...done. Starting package deletion for python27-2.7...done. Skipping package deletion for perl-5.10 because it is a dependency. Skipping package deletion for pkg-config-0 because it is a dependency. Skipping package deletion for pcre-8 because it is a dependency. Starting package deletion for icu-4.6.1...done. Skipping package deletion for libdnet-1.11_3 because it is a dependency. Skipping package deletion for libiconv-1.13.1_1 because it is a dependency. Starting package deletion for pcre-8.12...done. Starting package deletion for perl-5.10.1_3...done. Starting package deletion for pkg-config-0.25_1...done. Starting package deletion for python27-2.7.1_1...done. Starting package deletion for icu-4.6.1...done. Removing Open-VM-Tools components... Loading package instructions... Include file open-vm-tools.inc could not be found for inclusion. Deinstall commands... Not executing custom deinstall hook because an include is missing.
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