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Suppose I install an ISO of Linux Mint as a virtual machine on VirtualBox.

I want to install several programs, such as Terminator, Netbeans, Java, Ruby on Rails, etc.

How can I convert the virtual machine back to ISO so when I install on any other physical computer I have already my programs working as I configured?

linux virtualbox virtual-machine

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  You have not defined wether installing in another computer is physical or another vbox, or how many times you are replicating the image
  
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  It's to be installed in a physical computer
  
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  If it were several computers, I would point you out to vagrant+packer
  
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1

Suppose I install an ISO of Linux Mint as a virtual machine on VirtualBox.

I want to install several programs, such as Terminator, Netbeans, Java, Ruby on Rails, etc.

How can I convert the virtual machine back to ISO so when I install on any other physical computer I have already my programs working as I configured?

linux virtualbox virtual-machine

share|improve this question

edited Jul 28 '18 at 14:33

Aleksandrus

asked Jul 27 '18 at 15:30

AleksandrusAleksandrus

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  You have not defined wether installing in another computer is physical or another vbox, or how many times you are replicating the image
  
  – Rui F Ribeiro
  Jul 28 '18 at 14:07
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It's to be installed in a physical computer
  
  – Aleksandrus
  Jul 28 '18 at 14:33
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  If it were several computers, I would point you out to vagrant+packer
  
  – Rui F Ribeiro
  Jul 28 '18 at 14:34
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
 | 

Suppose I install an ISO of Linux Mint as a virtual machine on VirtualBox.

I want to install several programs, such as Terminator, Netbeans, Java, Ruby on Rails, etc.

How can I convert the virtual machine back to ISO so when I install on any other physical computer I have already my programs working as I configured?

linux virtualbox virtual-machine

share|improve this question

edited Jul 28 '18 at 14:33

Aleksandrus

asked Jul 27 '18 at 15:30

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edited Jul 28 '18 at 14:33

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I would not do it that way.

Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, etc

If you are using Debian or derivatives (e.g. mint), then have a look at equivs-control. It is a stupidly named tool, to allow you to make your own deb packages, so long as they only have dependencies (it is easier that making more general debs). You then only need to install this one package on all of your machines, and it will the other packages to be installed.

There are also tools to allow you to build Debian based ISO/Usb images, that are same as standard, but some extra packages pre-installed.

Any

• Write a shell script.


• Or use configuration management.

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answered Jul 27 '18 at 16:15

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Vagrant

I like using Vagrant to do this type of customization. You can either use the stock CentOS/Ubuntu/Debian box files (.box) as initial base boxes or you can start with a stock ISO and build your own Vagrant box file using it.

The .box files that most will typically want to use are here:

• centos/7


• ubuntu/xenial64


• debian/jessie64


• or more...

Example

Now take one of the sample Vagrantfiles:

$ cat Vagrantfile

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|

  config.vm.box = "centos/7"

end

or you can use one of mine via my github.com vagrantfiles repo. Now start it up, and SSH into it:

$ vagrant up

$ vagrant ssh

Once in, customize it. Once you're done exit the VM. Now you can package it:

$ vagrant package --base my-centos7

Once this is done, you'll get a .box file. This .box file can be referenced in other Vagrantfiles for further reuse.

Managing .box files

If you just want to download a .box file you can use vagrant to do this like so:

$ vagrant box add centos/7

See vagrant box for additional usage details.

References

• Creating a Base Box


• How would I edit Vagrantfile so that Vagrant knows to get the .box file from my host?


• How can I get multiple virtual machines to communicate on the same network using VirtualBox and Ubuntu 16.04?

share|improve this answer

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  Did you make an error in paragraph 1? You say start with a stock system, or with a stock system.
  
  – ctrl-alt-delor
  Jul 28 '18 at 9:34
  

  
  
  
  


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  @ctrl-alt-delor nope. You can start with the vagrant cloud box files which are stock builds from canonical, CentOS, Debian projects, or build your own using the iso. I'll elaborate that paragraph
  
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  Jul 28 '18 at 11:57
  

  
  
  
  

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I would not do it that way.

Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, etc

If you are using Debian or derivatives (e.g. mint), then have a look at equivs-control. It is a stupidly named tool, to allow you to make your own deb packages, so long as they only have dependencies (it is easier that making more general debs). You then only need to install this one package on all of your machines, and it will the other packages to be installed.

There are also tools to allow you to build Debian based ISO/Usb images, that are same as standard, but some extra packages pre-installed.

Any

• Write a shell script.


• Or use configuration management.

share|improve this answer

edited Jul 28 '18 at 9:32

answered Jul 27 '18 at 16:15

ctrl-alt-delorctrl-alt-delor

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1

I would not do it that way.

Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, etc

If you are using Debian or derivatives (e.g. mint), then have a look at equivs-control. It is a stupidly named tool, to allow you to make your own deb packages, so long as they only have dependencies (it is easier that making more general debs). You then only need to install this one package on all of your machines, and it will the other packages to be installed.

There are also tools to allow you to build Debian based ISO/Usb images, that are same as standard, but some extra packages pre-installed.

Any

• Write a shell script.


• Or use configuration management.

share|improve this answer

edited Jul 28 '18 at 9:32

answered Jul 27 '18 at 16:15

ctrl-alt-delorctrl-alt-delor

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I would not do it that way.

Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, etc

If you are using Debian or derivatives (e.g. mint), then have a look at equivs-control. It is a stupidly named tool, to allow you to make your own deb packages, so long as they only have dependencies (it is easier that making more general debs). You then only need to install this one package on all of your machines, and it will the other packages to be installed.

There are also tools to allow you to build Debian based ISO/Usb images, that are same as standard, but some extra packages pre-installed.

Any

• Write a shell script.


• Or use configuration management.

share|improve this answer

edited Jul 28 '18 at 9:32

answered Jul 27 '18 at 16:15

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answered Jul 27 '18 at 16:15

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1

Vagrant

I like using Vagrant to do this type of customization. You can either use the stock CentOS/Ubuntu/Debian box files (.box) as initial base boxes or you can start with a stock ISO and build your own Vagrant box file using it.

The .box files that most will typically want to use are here:

• centos/7


• ubuntu/xenial64


• debian/jessie64


• or more...

Example

Now take one of the sample Vagrantfiles:

$ cat Vagrantfile

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|

  config.vm.box = "centos/7"

end

or you can use one of mine via my github.com vagrantfiles repo. Now start it up, and SSH into it:

$ vagrant up

$ vagrant ssh

Once in, customize it. Once you're done exit the VM. Now you can package it:

$ vagrant package --base my-centos7

Once this is done, you'll get a .box file. This .box file can be referenced in other Vagrantfiles for further reuse.

Managing .box files

If you just want to download a .box file you can use vagrant to do this like so:

$ vagrant box add centos/7

See vagrant box for additional usage details.

References

• Creating a Base Box


• How would I edit Vagrantfile so that Vagrant knows to get the .box file from my host?


• How can I get multiple virtual machines to communicate on the same network using VirtualBox and Ubuntu 16.04?

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

Pang

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answered Jul 28 '18 at 0:59

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Did you make an error in paragraph 1? You say start with a stock system, or with a stock system.
  
  – ctrl-alt-delor
  Jul 28 '18 at 9:34
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @ctrl-alt-delor nope. You can start with the vagrant cloud box files which are stock builds from canonical, CentOS, Debian projects, or build your own using the iso. I'll elaborate that paragraph
  
  – slm♦
  Jul 28 '18 at 11:57
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
 | 

1

Vagrant

I like using Vagrant to do this type of customization. You can either use the stock CentOS/Ubuntu/Debian box files (.box) as initial base boxes or you can start with a stock ISO and build your own Vagrant box file using it.

The .box files that most will typically want to use are here:

• centos/7


• ubuntu/xenial64


• debian/jessie64


• or more...

Example

Now take one of the sample Vagrantfiles:

$ cat Vagrantfile

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|

  config.vm.box = "centos/7"

end

or you can use one of mine via my github.com vagrantfiles repo. Now start it up, and SSH into it:

$ vagrant up

$ vagrant ssh

Once in, customize it. Once you're done exit the VM. Now you can package it:

$ vagrant package --base my-centos7

Once this is done, you'll get a .box file. This .box file can be referenced in other Vagrantfiles for further reuse.

Managing .box files

If you just want to download a .box file you can use vagrant to do this like so:

$ vagrant box add centos/7

See vagrant box for additional usage details.

References

• Creating a Base Box


• How would I edit Vagrantfile so that Vagrant knows to get the .box file from my host?


• How can I get multiple virtual machines to communicate on the same network using VirtualBox and Ubuntu 16.04?

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

Pang

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answered Jul 28 '18 at 0:59

slm♦slm

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Did you make an error in paragraph 1? You say start with a stock system, or with a stock system.
  
  – ctrl-alt-delor
  Jul 28 '18 at 9:34
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @ctrl-alt-delor nope. You can start with the vagrant cloud box files which are stock builds from canonical, CentOS, Debian projects, or build your own using the iso. I'll elaborate that paragraph
  
  – slm♦
  Jul 28 '18 at 11:57
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
 | 

Vagrant

I like using Vagrant to do this type of customization. You can either use the stock CentOS/Ubuntu/Debian box files (.box) as initial base boxes or you can start with a stock ISO and build your own Vagrant box file using it.

The .box files that most will typically want to use are here:

• centos/7


• ubuntu/xenial64


• debian/jessie64


• or more...

Example

Now take one of the sample Vagrantfiles:

$ cat Vagrantfile

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|

  config.vm.box = "centos/7"

end

or you can use one of mine via my github.com vagrantfiles repo. Now start it up, and SSH into it:

$ vagrant up

$ vagrant ssh

Once in, customize it. Once you're done exit the VM. Now you can package it:

$ vagrant package --base my-centos7

Once this is done, you'll get a .box file. This .box file can be referenced in other Vagrantfiles for further reuse.

Managing .box files

If you just want to download a .box file you can use vagrant to do this like so:

$ vagrant box add centos/7

See vagrant box for additional usage details.

References

• Creating a Base Box


• How would I edit Vagrantfile so that Vagrant knows to get the .box file from my host?


• How can I get multiple virtual machines to communicate on the same network using VirtualBox and Ubuntu 16.04?

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

Pang

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answered Jul 28 '18 at 0:59

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$ cat Vagrantfile

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|

  config.vm.box = "centos/7"

end

$ vagrant up

$ vagrant ssh

$ vagrant package --base my-centos7

$ vagrant box add centos/7

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

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answered Jul 28 '18 at 0:59

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edited 1 hour ago

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edited 1 hour ago

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