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Setting Up Packer
HashiCorp Packer allows users to create identical, cross-platform machine images by writing templates that leverage our existing infrastructure tools. Before we can get started using Packer, however, we have to install it. In this hands-on lab, we'll do just that.

Lab Info
Table of Contents
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Challenge
Locate the Download File
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On the HashiCorp Packer download page, locate the link for previous versions of Packer.
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Once on the right page, find the proper
zip
file for Packer 1.5.5 on Linux (AMD). It will follow this directory tree:├── packer │ ├── packer_1.5.5 │ │ ├── packer_1.5.5_linux_amd64.zip
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Copy the location of the zip file, and then switch to the command line.
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Challenge
Download and Expand the File
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Download the file:
curl https://releases.hashicorp.com/packer/1.5.5/packer_1.5.5_linux_amd64.zip -o packer.zip
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Expand the file:
unzip packer.zip
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Challenge
"Install" Packer
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The quotes were a hint! We don't have to install Packer, so much as just move the binary:
sudo mv packer /usr/bin/packer
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Confirm by running
packer --version
and, optionally, clean up your work:packer --version
rm packer.zip
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