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Automatic silent install builder
Automatic silent install builder










  1. #Automatic silent install builder install#
  2. #Automatic silent install builder password#
  3. #Automatic silent install builder iso#

d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US # Keyboard selection. # Preseeding only locale sets language, country and locale. If you are sure you know # what you're doing and want to override it, uncomment this.ĭ-i user-setup/allow-password-weak boolean trueĭ-i user-setup/encrypt-home boolean false # Package selectionĭ-i pkgsel/include string openssh-server build-essentialĭ-i pkgsel/install-language-support boolean false # disable automatic package updates # The installer will warn about weak passwords.

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# This makes partman automatically partition without confirmation.ĭ-i partman-partitioning/confirm_write_new_label boolean trueĭ-i partman/choose_partition select finishĭ-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true # Account setupĭ-i passwd/user-password password vagrantĭ-i passwd/user-password-again password vagrant

#Automatic silent install builder install#

# This is fairly safe to set, it makes grub install automatically to the MBR # if no other operating system is detected on the machine.ĭ-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true # This one makes grub-installer install to the MBR if it also finds some other # OS, which is less safe as it might not be able to boot that other OS.ĭ-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true # Mirror settings # If you select ftp, the mirror/country string does not need to be set.ĭ-i mirror/http/directory string /ubuntu/ĭ-i mirror/http/hostname string # Avoid that last message about the install being complete.ĭ-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note # Preseeding only locale sets language, country and locale.ĭ-i console-setup/ask_detect boolean falseĭ-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select usĬhoose-mirror-bin mirror/http/proxy string You need to make sure that your mirror settings are properly configured for your Installing ssh via d-i pkgsel/include string openssh-server and configuringĪ username so that Packer will be able to connect. Much of this wasĬopied from the official example-preseed shared above. » ExamplesĪ very minimal example of a preseed file can be found below. SSH so that Packer can connect to the instance. If you want to be able to use provisioners, the preseed file must also install Packer needs the preseed file to handle any questions that would normally beĪnswered interactively during a Debian installation. » What does Packer need the preseed file to do? For more information on how boot_command works, see theīoot_command section of the docs for whatever builder you are using. For an example of a working boot_command, see the Examples sectionīelow. The options are special Packer template options that will get setīy Packer to point to the http server we create, so that your boot command canĪccess it. In the example below, see how the preseed/url command line option is being You then reference the file using a boot_command to kick off the installation. Use for this directory is to use it to provide your preseed file. Local fileserver for your virtual machine to be able to access. Any file inside of your http_dir or http_content will be served on a The -iso builders mentioned above all have an http_dir or an http_content You can either start from an example preseed file from a known repo (take a lookĪt the examples links below), or you can start with the official exampleĬomment or uncomment the options as you need them. If you are using a pre-built image in a cloud, you don't need to If you are not installing the operating system, you won't need to provide a For example, you'reīuilding an image from scratch using the vmware-iso, Your Packer build, you will need to use a preseed file.

#Automatic silent install builder iso#

If you are installing the operating system from a mounted iso as part of The guide here is hopefully enough to get you started, but isn't a replacementįor the official documentation. If, after following this guide, you're still having issues getting a preseedįile working, We recommend you read the official documentation on Packer-specific tools, though we do make use of them. These files are generally named "preseed.cfg". Unattended Debian/Ubuntu installation is done via "preseed" files Type '/' to Search » Unattended Installation for Debian












Automatic silent install builder