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Adding Vagrant Plugins

While Vagrant offers plenty of features out of the box, it's not uncommon to come across a Vagrantfile that requires some kind of additional plugin to run properly. Vagrant plugins can be managed via the `vagrant plugin` command, and are generally single-command installs. In this hands-on lab, we will add, remove, and otherwise manage various plugins to ensure we have the proper setup to support our Vagrantfile.

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Clock icon 15m
Last updated
Clock icon May 17, 2025

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  1. Challenge

    Review and Update Current Vagrant Setup

    1. List current plugins:

      vagrant plugin list
      
    2. Remove existing plugins; any of the following commands will work:

      vagrant plugin uninstall vagrant-hostmanager
      vagrant plugin expunge
      
  2. Challenge

    Add Required Provider and Plugin

    1. Install the LXC provider:

      vagrant plugin install vagrant-lxc
      
    2. Install the vagrant-git plugin:

      vagrant plugin install vagrant-git
      
  3. Challenge

    Run the Vagrantfile

    1. We can check that we have the proper plugins installed by running the provided Vagrantfile:

      cd lxc-env
      vagrant up
      

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