https://github.com/tschaefer/debian-boxes

:cd: Debian GNU/Linux Base Boxes for Vagrant
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:cd: Debian GNU/Linux Base Boxes for Vagrant

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/tschaefer/debian-boxes
• Owner: tschaefer
• Created: 2015-01-06T23:09:15.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-02-04T09:44:36.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-22T13:23:06.188Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: debian-gnu, vagrant, vagrant-boxes, virtualbox
• Language: Shell
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• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Debian Boxes

Debian GNU/Linux Base Boxes for [Vagrant](http://vagrantup.com).

## Introduction

**debian-boxes** provides a simple shell script *janitor* and some configuration

stuff to install, configure and pack Debian based Vagrant boxes.

The OS is installed from a minimal network install ISO image.

The current provider is [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/) only.

To run *janitor* following software is required:

  * [jq](http://stedolan.github.io/jq/)

  * [Packer](https://packer.io/)

  * [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/)

## Usage

```

$ ./janitor -h

  usage: janitor -r|--release= -k|--kernel= [-d|--dry-run]

         janitor -h|--help

         janitor -v|--version

  options:

        -h --help                   display this message

        -v --version                display version

        -r --release=      set release version

        -k --kernel=       set kernel version

        -d --dry-run                process arguments, but don't build anything

  dependencies: jq, packer, virtualbox

```

You can choose the kernel version (latest stable [*base*] or backport [*bpo*])

and the Debian release version (*stable*, *wheezy*, *v770*, *v760*).

For further information and configuration see the JSON file.

## Details

The installation process sets up a minimal Debian with following extra

packages:

  * openssh-server

  * sudo

  * acpid

  * bash-completion

  * less

  * file

  * psmisc

  * ntpdate

  * curl

  * nfs-common

  * task-german

The environment is prepared for English (default) and German locales.

The timezone is set to *Europe/Berlin* and time is synchronized via network.

Apt is configured to not install recommended packages and the mirror points to

*http.debian.net* (main, contrib, non-free, updates, backports). The default user

is named *installer* with password *installer* and has superuser permission

without password reentry -

see [Vagrant SSH settings](https://docs.vagrantup.com/v2/vagrantfile/ssh_settings.html)

Further the hostname is set to the Debian release codename (e.g. *wheezy*) with

domain *local* and all getty's are deactivated.

The proper VirtualBox guest additions are installed, the container is

shrinked, packed as Vagrant box and named

debian-*version*-*kernel*-amd64-*provider*.box.

The box is configured to use 512M memory and 1 CPU -

see [Vagrant VirtualBox Configuration](https://docs.vagrantup.com/v2/virtualbox/configuration.html)

## License

[GNU GPL v3.0](http://choosealicense.com/licenses/gpl-3.0/)

## Is it any good?

[Yes](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3067434)