Install and Configure Python on Linux

On Linux, you must install Python 3.7.1 or later with the required packages and configure PowerCLI to use the VMware.ImageBuilder module.

Prerequisites

Verify that you have OpenSSL version 1.1.1 installed on your machine.

Open a terminal and install Python by running apt-get install python<version>.
For example:
```
apt-get install python3.10
```
Save the get-pip.py file from https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py.

In the terminal, install pip package manager.

<pythonVer-directory>/<pythonVer> <get-pip-directory>/get-pip.py

For example:

<python3.10-directory>/python3.10 <get-pip-directory>/get-pip.py

Install the required Python modules.

<pythonVer-directory>/Scripts/pip<Version> install six psutil lxml pyopenssl

For example:

<python3.10-directory>/Scripts/pip3.10 install six psutil lxml pyopenssl

Open PowerShell and set the path to the Python executable.

Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -PythonPath <pythonVer-directory>/<pythonVer> -Scope User

For example:

Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -PythonPath <python3.10-directory>/python3.10 -Scope User

You can now use the PowerCLI VMware.ImageBuider module.