lubuntu-vagrant-base-box

Packer script that creates a Lubuntu Mini Vagrant base box.

Status

NO LONGER MAINTAINED

Current versions

Build	Branch	Status
	Lubuntu 20.04 Mini AMD64 [master]	Available for download
	Lubuntu 18.04 Alternate AMD64	Available for download

Download

You can download the pre-built base boxes here: https://app.vagrantup.com/fuin/boxes/lubuntu-20.04-mini-amd64/

Build

You can easily build the base box on your local PC (bare metal).

Prerequisites

Make sure that you have installed at least one of the following tools:

• VirtualBox
• VMware Workstation (Not free)

Also install:

• Packer

Checkout this repository or download and unzip the content to your hard disk.

Build

Execute the following commands in the root directory (where the config.json file is located). The below configuration sets the necessary values to push the new image to your Vagrant cloud account.

To build a virtualbox base box:

packer build \
   -var 'cloud_token=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX' \
   -var 'cloud_version=0.1.2' \
   -var 'cloud_tag=youraccount/lubuntu-20.04-alternate-amd64' \
   -only virtualbox-build
   config.json

To build a vmware base box:

packer build \
   -var 'cloud_token=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX' \
   -var 'cloud_version=0.1.2' \
   -var 'cloud_tag=youraccount/lubuntu-20.04-alternate-amd64' \
   -only vmware-build
   config.json

Credits

Many thanks to Aaron who created this Packer script. You can hire him as a freelancer at upwork.com.