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Packer Templates mainly for the Vagrant libvirt and VirtualBox

Customized+Clean/Minimal boxes for libvirt and VirtualBox

Build Status

GitHub repository for bug reports or feature requests

Vagrant Cloud repository for the images build by these templates

Requirements

Login Credentials

root / Administrator password is vagrant or is not set.

Default login credentials:

  • Username: vagrant
  • Password: vagrant

VM Specifications

Drivers / Devices added for the VMs for specific providers.

Libvirt

  • VirtIO dynamic Hard Disk (up to 50 GiB)
  • VirtIO Network Interface
  • QXL Video Card (SPICE display)
  • Channel Device (com.redhat.spice.0)

VirtualBox

  • SATA Disk

Configuration

Minimal Linux installation

  • en_US.UTF-8
  • keymap for standard US keyboard
  • UTC timezone
  • NTP enabled (default configuration)
  • full-upgrade
  • unattended-upgrades
  • /dev/vda1 mounted on / using ext4/xfs filesystem (all files in one partition)
  • no swap

Customized Linux installation

Some of the images/templates begins with "my_" - they are preconfigured with Ansible role:

  • there are usually many customization depends on distribution - all are described in Ansible playbook.
  • added packages: see the Common list and Debian list or CentOS list
  • mouse disabled in Midnight Commander + other MC customizations
  • preconfigured snmpd, vim, screen
  • logrotate using xz instead of gzip
  • logwatch is running once per week instead of once per day
  • sshd is using only the strong algorithms
  • sysstat (sar) is running every minute instead of every 5 minutes

Minimal Windows installation

  • UTC timezone
  • IEHarden disabled
  • Home Page set to "about:blank"
  • First Run Wizard disabled
  • Firewall allows Remote Desktop connections
  • AutoActivation skipped
  • DoNotOpenInitialConfigurationTasksAtLogon set to true
  • WinRM (SSL) enabled
  • New Network Window turned off
  • Administrator account enabled
  • EnableLUA
  • Windows image was finalized using sysprep: unattended.xml

Customized Windows 10 installation

Additional Drivers installed for libvirt boxes - VirtIO

Installed during installation:

  • NetKVM: VirtIO Network driver
  • qxldod: QXL graphics driver
  • viostor: VirtIO Block driver (VirtIO SCSI controller driver)

Installed components via Ansible playbook win-simple.yml for Windows:

  • vioscsi: Support for VirtIO SCSI pass-through controller
  • Balloon: VirtIO Memory Balloon driver
  • viorng: VirtIO RNG Device driver
  • vioser: VirtIO Serial Driver
  • vioinput: VirtIO Input Driver - support for new QEMU input devices virtio-keyboard-pci, virtio-mouse-pci, virtio-tablet-pci, virtio-input-host-pci
  • pvpanic: QEMU pvpanic device driver
  • qemu-ga: Qemu Guest Agent

Additional Drivers installed for VirtualBox boxes

  • VirtualBox Guest Additions

How to build images

If you have necessary software installed+configured on your local machine you can use the following commands to build the images. You can build the images using the build script build.sh or directly with Packer.

  • Ubuntu requirements:

    sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y ansible curl git jq libc6-dev libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-dev python3-winrm qemu-kvm sshpass xorriso unzip virtualbox

PACKER_LATEST_VERSION="$(curl -s https://checkpoint-api.hashicorp.com/v1/check/packer | jq -r -M '.current_version')"
curl "https://releases.hashicorp.com/packer/${PACKER_LATEST_VERSION}/packer_${PACKER_LATEST_VERSION}_linux_amd64.zip" --output /tmp/packer_linux_amd64.zip
sudo unzip /tmp/packer_linux_amd64.zip -d /usr/local/bin/
rm /tmp/packer_linux_amd64.zip

VAGRANT_LATEST_VERSION=$(curl -s https://checkpoint-api.hashicorp.com/v1/check/vagrant | jq -r -M '.current_version')
curl "https://releases.hashicorp.com/vagrant/${VAGRANT_LATEST_VERSION}/vagrant_${VAGRANT_LATEST_VERSION}_x86_64.deb" --output /tmp/vagrant_x86_64.deb
sudo apt install --no-install-recommends -y /tmp/vagrant_x86_64.deb
rm /tmp/vagrant_x86_64.deb

sudo gpasswd -a ${USER} kvm ; sudo gpasswd -a ${USER} libvirt ; sudo gpasswd -a ${USER} vboxusers

vagrant plugin install vagrant-libvirt

  • Debian 10+ requirements:

    VirtualBox is not in Debian 10 or later. If you need it, you will need to figure out a way to install it.

    echo 'deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bullseye.list
sudo sed --regexp-extended 's/^([^#].+\s+main)$/\1 contrib non-free/;' --in-place /etc/apt/sources.list  ## Ensure required apt components are enabled.
cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/bullseye.pref
Explanation: Just install packages from bullseye if they are not in buster or buster-backports. Do not upgrade. Delete this file when you want to upgrade to bullseye.
Package: *
Pin: release o=Debian,n=bullseye
Pin-Priority: 50
EOF
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y ansible curl git jq libc6-dev libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-dev python3-winrm qemu-kvm sshpass xorriso unzip packer/bullseye vagrant vagrant-libvirt

sudo gpasswd -a ${USER} kvm ; sudo gpasswd -a ${USER} libvirt
sudo gpasswd -a ${USER} vboxusers  ## If you have VirtualBox installed.

  • Fedora requirements:

    sudo dnf install https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm
sudo dnf install -y ansible curl git jq libvirt libvirt-devel qemu-kvm ruby-devel xorriso unzip VirtualBox

PACKER_LATEST_VERSION="$(curl -s https://checkpoint-api.hashicorp.com/v1/check/packer | jq -r -M '.current_version')"
curl "https://releases.hashicorp.com/packer/${PACKER_LATEST_VERSION}/packer_${PACKER_LATEST_VERSION}_linux_amd64.zip" --output /tmp/packer_linux_amd64.zip
sudo unzip /tmp/packer_linux_amd64.zip -d /usr/local/bin/
rm /tmp/packer_linux_amd64.zip

VAGRANT_LATEST_VERSION=$(curl -s https://checkpoint-api.hashicorp.com/v1/check/vagrant | jq -r -M '.current_version')
sudo dnf install -y https://releases.hashicorp.com/vagrant/${VAGRANT_LATEST_VERSION}/vagrant_${VAGRANT_LATEST_VERSION}_x86_64.rpm
CONFIGURE_ARGS="with-ldflags=-L/opt/vagrant/embedded/lib with-libvirt-include=/usr/include/libvirt with-libvirt-lib=/usr/lib64/libvirt" vagrant plugin install vagrant-libvirt

sudo gpasswd -a ${USER} kvm ; sudo gpasswd -a ${USER} libvirt ; sudo gpasswd -a ${USER} vboxusers
systemctl start libvirtd

Build process with the build.sh script

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/ruzickap/packer-templates.git
cd packer-templates

  • Ubuntu:

    # Ubuntu Server
./build.sh ubuntu-{20.04,18.04,16.04}-server-amd64-{libvirt,virtualbox}

# Ubuntu Desktop
./build.sh ubuntu-{20.04,18.04}-desktop-amd64-{libvirt,virtualbox}

# Ubuntu Server - customized
./build.sh my_ubuntu-{20.04,18.04,16.04}-server-amd64-{libvirt,virtualbox}

  • Windows:

    # Windows Server
./build.sh windows-server-2012_r2-standard-x64-eval-{libvirt,virtualbox}
./build.sh windows-server-2016-standard-x64-eval-{libvirt,virtualbox}
./build.sh windows-server-2019-standard-x64-eval-{libvirt,virtualbox}

# Windows 10
./build.sh windows-10-enterprise-x64-eval-{libvirt,virtualbox}

# Windows 10 - customized
./build.sh my_windows-10-enterprise-x64-eval-{libvirt,virtualbox}

Build process with the Packer

  • Ubuntu:

    # Ubuntu Server
NAME="ubuntu-20.04-server-amd64" \
UBUNTU_IMAGES_URL="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal/main/installer-amd64/current/legacy-images/" \
UBUNTU_TYPE="server" PACKER_IMAGES_OUTPUT_DIR="/var/tmp/" \
packer build -only="qemu" ubuntu-server.json

NAME="ubuntu-18.04-server-amd64" \
UBUNTU_IMAGES_URL="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/bionic-updates/main/installer-amd64/current/images/" \
UBUNTU_TYPE="server" PACKER_IMAGES_OUTPUT_DIR="/var/tmp/" \
packer build -only="qemu" ubuntu-server.json

NAME="ubuntu-16.04-server-amd64" \
UBUNTU_IMAGES_URL="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-updates/main/installer-amd64/current/images/" \
UBUNTU_TYPE="server" PACKER_IMAGES_OUTPUT_DIR="/var/tmp/" \
packer build -only="qemu" ubuntu-server.json

# Ubuntu Desktop
NAME="ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64" \
UBUNTU_IMAGES_URL="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal/main/installer-amd64/current/legacy-images/" \
UBUNTU_TYPE="desktop" PACKER_IMAGES_OUTPUT_DIR="/var/tmp/" \
packer build -only="qemu" ubuntu-desktop.json

# Ubuntu Server - customized
NAME="my_ubuntu-20.04-server-amd64" \
UBUNTU_IMAGES_URL="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal/main/installer-amd64/current/legacy-images/" \
UBUNTU_TYPE="server" PACKER_IMAGES_OUTPUT_DIR="/var/tmp/" \
packer build -only="qemu" my_ubuntu-server.json

NAME="my_ubuntu-18.04-server-amd64" \
UBUNTU_IMAGES_URL="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/bionic-updates/main/installer-amd64/current/images/" \
UBUNTU_TYPE="server" PACKER_IMAGES_OUTPUT_DIR="/var/tmp/" \
packer build -only="qemu" my_ubuntu-server.json

NAME="my_ubuntu-16.04-server-amd64" \
UBUNTU_IMAGES_URL="http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-updates/main/installer-amd64/current/images/" \
UBUNTU_TYPE="server" PACKER_IMAGES_OUTPUT_DIR="/var/tmp/" \
packer build -only="qemu" my_ubuntu-server.json

  • Windows:

    curl -L -O /var/tmp/virtio-win.iso https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/latest-virtio/virtio-win.iso
xorriso -report_about WARNING -osirrox on -indev /var/tmp/virtio-win.iso -extract / /var/tmp/virtio-win
export TMPDIR=/var/tmp

# Windows Server
## Windows Server 2012
export NAME="windows-server-2012_r2-standard-x64-eval"
export WINDOWS_VERSION="2012"
export VIRTIO_WIN_ISO_DIR="/var/tmp/virtio-win"
export ISO_URL="http://care.dlservice.microsoft.com/dl/download/6/2/A/62A76ABB-9990-4EFC-A4FE-C7D698DAEB96/9600.17050.WINBLUE_REFRESH.140317-1640_X64FRE_SERVER_EVAL_EN-US-IR3_SSS_X64FREE_EN-US_DV9.ISO"
export PACKER_IMAGES_OUTPUT_DIR="/var/tmp/"
packer build -only="qemu" windows.json

## Windows Server 2019
export NAME="windows-server-2019-standard-x64-eval"
export WINDOWS_VERSION="2019"
export VIRTIO_WIN_ISO_DIR="/var/tmp/virtio-win"
export ISO_URL="https://software-download.microsoft.com/download/pr/17763.737.190906-2324.rs5_release_svc_refresh_SERVER_EVAL_x64FRE_en-us_1.iso"
export PACKER_IMAGES_OUTPUT_DIR="/var/tmp/"
packer build -only="qemu" windows.json

## Windows Server 2016
export NAME="windows-server-2016-standard-x64-eval"
export WINDOWS_VERSION="2016"
export VIRTIO_WIN_ISO_DIR="/var/tmp/virtio-win"
export ISO_URL="https://software-download.microsoft.com/download/pr/Windows_Server_2016_Datacenter_EVAL_en-us_14393_refresh.ISO"
export PACKER_IMAGES_OUTPUT_DIR="/var/tmp/"
packer build -only="qemu" windows.json

# Windows 10
export NAME="windows-10-enterprise-x64-eval"
export WINDOWS_VERSION="10"
export VIRTIO_WIN_ISO_DIR="/var/tmp/virtio-win"
export ISO_URL="https://software-download.microsoft.com/download/sg/19043.928.210409-1212.21h1_release_svc_refresh_CLIENTENTERPRISEEVAL_OEMRET_x64FRE_en-us.iso"
export PACKER_IMAGES_OUTPUT_DIR="/var/tmp/"
packer build -only="qemu" windows.json

# Windows 10 - customized
export NAME="my_windows-10-enterprise-x64-eval"
export WINDOWS_VERSION="10"
export VIRTIO_WIN_ISO_DIR="/var/tmp/virtio-win"
export ISO_URL="https://software-download.microsoft.com/download/sg/19043.928.210409-1212.21h1_release_svc_refresh_CLIENTENTERPRISEEVAL_OEMRET_x64FRE_en-us.iso"
export PACKER_IMAGES_OUTPUT_DIR="/var/tmp/"
packer build -only="qemu" my_windows.json

Helper scripts

  • build.sh - build single image specified on command line
  • build_all.sh - builds all images
  • build_all_remote_ssh.sh - connects to remote Ubuntu server, install the necessary packages for building images and execute build_all.sh
  • vagrant_init_destroy_boxes.sh - tests all *.box images in the current directory using vagrant add/up/ssh/winrm/destroy

GitLab CI configuration (obsolete) can be found here: GitLab_CI_configuration.md


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