Vagrant Ubuntu Desktop Server
Create a VagrantUp base image for an ubuntu 14.01.1 Virtual Machine
##Prerequisites
Create a Ubuntu Desktop Server in VirtualBox
The creation of a virtual machine on VirtualBox straight forward. Just start VirtualBox, click New and follow the instructions with the following details:
Name and Operating System
- Name: ubuntu-trusty-desktop-64
- Type: Linux
- Version: Ubuntu64
Memory Size
- 2048
Take defaults for the rest
Now click Start the VM, when the machine boots it will ask for a disk image. Select the Ubuntu ISO you downloaded above. Follow all on screen instructions.
Create a new Administrator user called vagrant with a password of vagrant
The installation process will take a few minutes. Once done and restarted, be sure to run an update to get all the latest patched and updates. The script below will install updates.
sudo apt-get update
Install Virtual Box Guest additions
Customise it in any way you want. The following will install Google Chrome Browser.
cd /tmp
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb
If an error occurs, run this.
sudo apt-get -f install
Finally, power down the VM
Create the Vagrant base
To package a Virtual Machine created in VirtualBox, set the base to the NAME of the box in VirtualBox.
Note You may need to be in the location of the VM image for this to work.
cd ~/VirtualBox\ VMs/
vagrant package --base ubuntu-trusty-desktop-64 --output ubuntu-trusty-desktop.box
Add the box to Vagrants Index
vagrant box add ubuntu-trusty-desktop-64 ubuntu-trusty-desktop.box
Create a vagrant file if you don’t have one already
vagrant init ubuntu-trusty-desktop-64
Distribute the VM
Boot the VM
Test the dsitribution
vagrant up jnyryan/ubuntu-trusty-desktop-64 --provider virtualbox