Linux 5.x and 6.x Migrate Agent gives a message that python 2.7 or above is required

  • Document ID:7023109
  • Creation Date:18-Jun-2018
  • Modified Date:26-Jun-2018
    • Micro Focus Products:
      PlateSpin Migrate

Environment

PlateSpin Migrate 12.x

Situation

This article discusses about Linux Migrate Agent giving a message that python 2.7 or above is required. 

Resolution

Following steps are recommended to install Python 2.7 to Linux 5.x and 6.x:


1.  Firstly PIP package manager needs to be installed which can be downloaded from https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installing/                                                       
2.  Command to install PIP : python get-pip.py
4.  Perform the steps 5 to to install python 2.7
5.  Extract the tgz file : $ tar -xvzf Python-2.7.tgz
6. $ cd Python-2.7
7.  $ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
8.  $ make install
9.  Check the version installed: $ python2.7 –V
10.  Create a symlink: $ ln -s /usr/local/python2.7 /usr/bin/python