Packer is an open-source tool used to create machine images for multiple platforms automatically. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Packer on a Fedora Server Latest.
To install Packer, we need to add the Hashicorp GPG key to your system. Follow the steps below to add the key:
CTRL + ALT + T.sudo rpm --import https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg
sudo rpm -qa gpg*
If the output contains the GPG key, then it means that it has been added successfully.
After adding the GPG key, the next step is to add the Hashicorp repository to your Fedora Server Latest. Here is how to do it:
sudo vi /etc/yum.repos.d/hashicorp.repo
[hashicorp]
name=Hashicorp Stable Repository
baseurl=https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/stable
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg
Now that we have added the Hashicorp repository, we can proceed to install Packer. Execute the command below:
sudo dnf install packer
This command will install Packer on your Fedora Server Latest.
To confirm that Packer is installed correctly, run the following command:
packer --version
It will display the installed Packer version.
You have successfully installed Packer on your Fedora Server Latest. Now you can use Packer to create machine images automatically.
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