how to you install "govc" on ubuntu server

http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2014/09/govmomi-vsphere-sdk-for-go-govc-cli-kubernetes-on-vsphere-part-1.html

I am following this link but I when i run

"go get github.com/vmware/govmomi/govc"

I get

"package encoding: unrecognized import path "encoding""

This is because, building govc from the source, has broken, download the binary!

curl $URL_TO_BINARY | gzip -d > /usr/local/bin/govc
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/govc

see here

https://github.com/vmware/govmomi/tree/master/govc

(PS, it really is a nightmare all this, not well documented or corrected!)

for completeness, the error can be...

Step 16 : RUN go get github.com/vmware/govmomi/govc
 ---> Running in 8f766e8b9953
# github.com/vmware/govmomi/vim25/soap
src/go/src/github.com/vmware/govmomi/vim25/soap/client.go:68: unknown net.Dialer
 field 'KeepAlive' in struct literal
src/go/src/github.com/vmware/govmomi/vim25/soap/client.go:74: c.t.TLSHandshakeTi
meout undefined (type *http.Transport has no field or method TLSHandshakeTimeout
)
The command '/bin/sh -c go get github.com/vmware/govmomi/govc' returned a non-ze
ro code: 2

I run curl $URL_TO_BINARY | gzip -d > /usr/local/bin/govc

and I get


-bash: /usr/local/bin/govc: Permission denied

also I cannot create govc

cannot modify the permissions on /usr/local/bin/

can i expand to another folder ???

thanks

you have to put in the variable to the $URL_TO_BINARY

ok  now I have downloaded and unzipped govc into /usr/local/bin/govc

i am thinking that it is the right thing as If i type "govc" i get  

Usage of govc:
  about
  datacenter.create
  datacenter.destroy
  datastore.cp
  datastore.download
  datastore.ls
  datastore.mkdir
  datastore.mv
  datastore.rm
  datastore.upload
  device.boot
  device.cdrom.
and it seems to be in the PATH

usr/local/bin/govc$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin/govc:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games



BUT when I run the command



sudo docker-machine create -d vmwarevsphere --vmwarevsphere-vcenter="VCTR01.int.vxxxxi.com" --vmwarevsphere-username="administrator" --vmwarevsphere-password="Cxxxxxx71" --vmwarevsphere-datacenter="Txxxxi" --vmwarevsphere-compute-ip="test" --vmwarevsphere-datastore="Txxxxi Datastore01" --vmwarevsphere-network="VM Network"  testmachine278

I get this

Generating SSH Keypair...
INFO[0000] Uploading Boot2docker ISO ...
INFO[0000] Creating directory boot2docker-iso on datastore Tufani Datastore01 of vCenter VCTR01.int.vizuri.com...
ERRO[0000] Error creating machine: exec: "govc": executable file not found in $PATH
WARN[0000] You will want to check the provider to make sure the machine and associated resources were properly removed.
FATA[0000] Error creating machine

thanks !!!!!!!

still working on this , weill have an update soon!

no probs.

i know it has been a while but I have been pulled away on other projects


I will have an update soon!!!!

Same here.....no problems!

I did not get this to work totally , but I really appicate the help