Automate and deploy Linux VMs

Configure environment variables

Supported environment variables

# Allowed values for $OS_NAME variable.
* centos-linux-7
* ubuntu-linux-18-04
* ubuntu-linux-22-04
* amazon-linux-2
* alma-linux-8
* alma-linux-9
* rocky-linux-8
* rocky-linux-9

# Allowed values for $OS_ARCHITECTURE variable.
* amd64
* arm64

# Allowed values for $OS_EDITION variable.
* server
* desktop

# Allowed values for $HYPERVISOR variable.
* virtualbox
* vmware

Set environment variables

# Store environment variables.
$ export OS_NAME=ubuntu-linux-22-04
$ export OS_ARCHITECTURE=amd64
$ export OS_EDITION=server
$ export HYPERVISOR=virtualbox

Manage Linux VMs using Vagrant

Windows

You can use the below commands to create, deploy, and automate Linux VMs on the Windows operating system using Vagrant.

1. Open the Git Bash terminal in administrator mode.
2. Execute the below commands in the Git Bash terminal to build, deploy, and automate Linux VMs.

# Switch to Linux starter-kit directory.
$ cd /opt/kickstart-linux

# Boot Linux VM using Vagrant.
$ VAGRANT_CWD=./vagrant/$OS_NAME/$HYPERVISOR/$OS_ARCHITECTURE/$OS_EDITION vagrant up

# SSH to Linux VM using Vagrant.
$ VAGRANT_CWD=./vagrant/$OS_NAME/$HYPERVISOR/$OS_ARCHITECTURE/$OS_EDITION vagrant ssh

# Exit from Linux VM.
$ exit

# Halt Linux VM using Vagrant.
$ VAGRANT_CWD=./vagrant/$OS_NAME/$HYPERVISOR/$OS_ARCHITECTURE/$OS_EDITION vagrant halt

# Provision Linux VM using Vagrant.
$ VAGRANT_CWD=./vagrant/$OS_NAME/$HYPERVISOR/$OS_ARCHITECTURE/$OS_EDITION vagrant provision

# Destroy Linux VM using Vagrant.
$ VAGRANT_CWD=./vagrant/$OS_NAME/$HYPERVISOR/$OS_ARCHITECTURE/$OS_EDITION vagrant destroy

Mac and Linux

You can use the following commands to build, deploy, and automate Linux VMs on a Mac or Linux operating system using Vagrant.

1. Open the terminal.
2. Execute the below commands in the terminal to build, deploy, and automate Linux VMs.

# Switch to Linux starter-kit directory.
$ cd /opt/kickstart-linux

# Boot Linux VM using Vagrant.
$ sudo VAGRANT_CWD=./vagrant/$OS_NAME/$HYPERVISOR/$OS_ARCHITECTURE/$OS_EDITION vagrant up

# SSH to Linux VM using Vagrant.
$ sudo VAGRANT_CWD=./vagrant/$OS_NAME/$HYPERVISOR/$OS_ARCHITECTURE/$OS_EDITION vagrant ssh

# Exit from Linux VM.
$ exit

# Halt Linux VM using Vagrant.
$ sudo VAGRANT_CWD=./vagrant/$OS_NAME/$HYPERVISOR/$OS_ARCHITECTURE/$OS_EDITION vagrant halt

# Provision Linux VM using Vagrant.
$ sudo VAGRANT_CWD=./vagrant/$OS_NAME/$HYPERVISOR/$OS_ARCHITECTURE/$OS_EDITION vagrant provision

# Destroy Linux VM using Vagrant.
$ sudo VAGRANT_CWD=./vagrant/$OS_NAME/$HYPERVISOR/$OS_ARCHITECTURE/$OS_EDITION vagrant destroy