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E-DPK: Error When Installing Puppet on Linux Version 8 and 9: ImportError: libncursesw.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (Doc ID 2796154.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 26, 2024

Applies to:

PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools - Version 8.58 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When attempting to install puppet using the command, 

the following error occurs.

ERROR
-----------------------
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "psft_dpk_setup.py", line 29, in <module>
  import psftutils
  File ".../setup/scripts/psftutils.py", line 54, in <module>
  import curses
  File ".../setup/python/lib/python3.7/curses/__init__.py", line 13, in <module>
  from _curses import *
ImportError: libncursesw.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Changes

 

Cause

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