Before you can install the vCLI package on a Linux system, that system must meet specific prerequisites.

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Internet access - You must have Internet access when you run the installer because the installer uses CPAN to install prerequisite Perl modules.

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Development Tools and Libraries - You must install the Development Tools and Libraries for the Linux platform that you are working with before you install vCLI and prerequisite Perl modules.

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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
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