How to install VMware Workbench IS on eclipse

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I have tried unsucessfully to install VMware Workbench IS 3.5.7 [3.5.7.4238219] from https://code.vmware.com/web/workbench/wbis/3.5 . I tried (Help => Install new software) with two different versions of eclipse, having two different errors:

1) eclipse package from Ubuntu

I installed eclipse package for Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (Version: 3.8.1 , Build id: debbuild) and installed latest updates. When I tried to add the repository I got this error:

Cannot complete the install because one or more required items could not be found.
  Software being installed: VMware Workbench CIM Tools 3.5.7.4236111 (com.vmware.vide.cimtools.feature.feature.group 3.5.7.4236111)
  Missing requirement: Action Plug-in 3.5.7.4236111 (com.vmware.vide.p2action 3.5.7.4236111) requires 'package org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository.artifact 2.3.0' but it could not be found
  Missing requirement: Action Plug-in 3.5.7.4249275 (com.vmware.vide.p2action 3.5.7.4249275) requires 'package org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository.artifact 2.3.0' but it could not be found
  Cannot satisfy dependency:
    From: VMware Workbench CIM Tools 3.5.7.4236111 (com.vmware.vide.cimtools.feature.feature.group 3.5.7.4236111)
    To: com.vmware.vide.feature.feature.group [3.5.5,4.0.0)
  Cannot satisfy dependency:
    From: VMware Workbench Core 3.5.7.4236111 (com.vmware.vide.feature.feature.group 3.5.7.4236111)
    To: com.vmware.vide.p2action [3.5.7.4236111]
  Cannot satisfy dependency:
    From: VMware Workbench Core 3.5.7.4249275 (com.vmware.vide.feature.feature.group 3.5.7.4249275)
    To: com.vmware.vide.p2action [3.5.7.4249275]

I looked for that package org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository.artifact 2.3.0 but I don't know how to satisfy it.

2) Latest eclipse from eclipse.org

I downloaded and executed the fresh eclipse installer for Linux 64 bits (again Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS). It's Version: Neon.3 Release (4.6.3) and Build id: 20170314-1500. Again I installed latest updates and tried to install that VMware Workbench IS repository and I got this error:

An error occurred while configuring the installed items
session context was:(profile=_home_test_eclipse_java-neon_eclipse, phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.engine.phases.Configure, operand=null --> [R]com.vmware.vide.vlogbrowser.cli.feature.feature.group 3.5.7.4236111, action=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.touchpoint.natives.actions.ChmodAction).
The action chmod failed - file /home/test/eclipse/java-neon/eclipse/features/com.vmware.vide.vlogbrowser.cli.feature_3.5.7.4236111/app/vmwb-server does not exist

Can anybody help me to install VMware Workbench IS?

Thanks in advance!

/Angel

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 22 '17 at 17:11

I realized that ubuntu's eclipse already provides the plugin org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository, but it's version 2.2 and VMware Workbench IS requires 2.3. I don't know if it can be installed.

Finally I could install the workbench on a fresh eclipse Neon.3 Release (4.6.3) but just after installing the components one by one, in a common sense order and reading carefully the errors: missing folders that the installer is not creating for you, like $INSTALL_PATH/eclipse/java-neon/eclipse/features/com.vmware.vide.vlogbrowser.cli.feature_3.5.7.4236111/app/vmwb-server

Thanks and best regards

/Angel

How to install VMware Workbench IS on eclipse

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