Guide – How To Start – Packer on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Packer on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is the perfect solution for assembling virtual machine images for various platforms from a single configuration file.

This is a quick deployment and ready-to-run image.
Simple and rapid installation. Easy to maintain.

Connecting to Packer on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS using PuTTY

1. Install PuTTY. You can download PuTTY from the link – https://putty.org.ru/download.html Launch PuTTY.
2. In the “Host Name” field, enter the IP of the virtual machine and click “Open”.

3. In the window that appears, click “Accept”.

4. Enter the username and password that was used to create the virtual machine.

(If you enter a password, it will not be displayed.)

5.  To verify that the virtual machine is running, enter the command:

> packer

To view the version of the virtual machine, enter the command:

> packer --version