Installation

vcd-cli requires Python 3.

Ubuntu:

The following instructions have been tested with Ubuntu 16.04:

    $ sudo apt-get install python-pip build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python-dev

    $ pip install --user vca-cli

macOS:

On macOS, open a Terminal and enter the commands listed below (skip those that refer to a component already installed on your mac):

Install Xcode Command Line Tools:

    $ xcode-select --install

Press Install and accept the license terms.

Install pip:

    $ sudo easy_install pip

Install vca-cli

    $ pip install --user vca-cli

Verify Installation:

Display the version installed:

    $ vcd --version

    vca-cli version 14 (pyvcloud: 14)

Installation with virtualenv:

It is also possible to install vca-cli in a virtualenv.

Upgrade:

To upgrade an existing vca-cli install, just run:

    $ pip install --user vca-cli --upgrade

Pre-releases:

The commands described above install the current stable version of vca-cli. To install a pre-release version, enter:

    $ pip install --user vca-cli --pre

And to upgrade a pre-release:

    $ pip install vca-cli --pre --upgrade

Installation from the current development version in GitHub:

    $ pip install --user git+https://github.com/vmware/vca-cli.git