Start port to Debian 12

- qemu installation works
- babelbox installation works
- system is broken after the first demo installation

README.md

@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@ packer build --only=virtualbox-iso debian-babelbox.json
 
 Due to image size reasons we do not include a Debian DVD ISO image into the
 image. Therefore the VMs have to be booted into the regular OS (first Grub menu
-option). Login as user `demo` with password `babelbox` and download a Debian
-DVD ISO image into `/srv/`:
+option). Login as user `demo` with password `babelbox`. The shell should start
+to download a Debian DVD ISO image into `/srv/`.
 
-```
-cd /srv
-sudo wget https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/10.3.0/amd64/iso-dvd/debian-10.3.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso
-```
-
-The version might be different but 10.3.0 has been used for my tests.
+If this does not work due to connectivity or DNS issues you have `vim` and
+`sudo` in your toolbelt.

debian-babelbox.json

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
+  "description": "Debian Babelbox",
   "builders": [
     {
+      "type": "virtualbox-iso",
       "boot_command": [
         "<esc><wait>",
         "install <wait>",
@@ -16,20 +18,20 @@
         "keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap=de <wait>",
         "<enter><wait>"
       ],
-      "disk_size": 10240,
+      "disk_size": 20480,
       "guest_os_type": "Debian_64",
       "hard_drive_interface": "sata",
       "headless": false,
       "http_directory": "http",
-      "iso_checksum": "sha256:1257373c706d8c07e6917942736a865dfff557d21d76ea3040bb1039eb72a054",
-      "iso_url": "https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-12.9.0-amd64-netinst.iso",
-      "output_directory": "babelbox-virtualbox",
+      "iso_checksum": "64d727dd5785ae5fcfd3ae8ffbede5f40cca96f1580aaa2820e8b99dae989d94",
+      "iso_checksum_type": "sha256",
+      "iso_url": "https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-12.4.0-amd64-netinst.iso",
       "shutdown_command": "sudo systemctl poweroff",
+      "ssh_username": "demo",
       "ssh_password": "babelbox",
       "ssh_port": "22",
-      "ssh_timeout": "1800s",
-      "ssh_username": "demo",
-      "type": "virtualbox-iso",
+      "ssh_wait_timeout": "1800s",
+      "vm_name": "babelbox-bookworm",
       "vboxmanage": [
         [
           "modifyvm",
@@ -44,78 +46,74 @@
           "1"
         ]
       ],
-      "vm_name": "babelbox-bookworm"
+      "output_directory": "babelbox-virtualbox"
     },
     {
-      "accelerator": "kvm",
-      "boot_command": [
-        "<esc><wait>",
-        "install <wait>",
-        "preseed/url=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/preseed.cfg ",
-        "debian-installer/locale=en_US <wait>",
-        "auto <wait>",
-        "netcfg/get_hostname={{ .Name }} <wait>",
-        "netcfg/get_domain=demo.local <wait>",
-        "fb=false <wait>",
-        "debconf/frontend=noninteractive <wait>",
-        "console-setup/ask_detect=false <wait>",
-        "console-keymaps-at/keymap=de <wait>",
-        "keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap=de <wait>",
-        "<enter><wait>"
-      ],
-      "boot_wait": "10s",
-      "disk_detect_zeroes": "on",
-      "disk_interface": "virtio",
-      "disk_size": "10240M",
-      "format": "qcow2",
-      "http_directory": "http-qemu",
-      "iso_checksum": "sha256:1257373c706d8c07e6917942736a865dfff557d21d76ea3040bb1039eb72a054",
-      "iso_url": "https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-12.9.0-amd64-netinst.iso",
-      "memory": "1024",
-      "net_device": "virtio-net",
+      "type": "qemu",
+      "iso_checksum": "64d727dd5785ae5fcfd3ae8ffbede5f40cca96f1580aaa2820e8b99dae989d94",
+      "iso_checksum_type": "sha256",
+      "iso_url": "https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-12.4.0-amd64-netinst.iso",
       "output_directory": "babelbox-qemu",
-      "qemuargs": [
-        [
-          "-display",
-          "sdl"
-        ]
-      ],
       "shutdown_command": "sudo systemctl poweroff",
+      "disk_size": "20480M",
+      "format": "qcow2",
+      "accelerator": "kvm",
+      "http_directory": "http-qemu",
+      "ssh_username": "demo",
       "ssh_password": "babelbox",
       "ssh_timeout": "20m",
-      "ssh_username": "demo",
-      "type": "qemu",
-      "vm_name": "babelbox-bookworm"
+      "vm_name": "babelbox-bookworm",
+      "net_device": "virtio-net",
+      "disk_interface": "virtio",
+      "disk_detect_zeroes": "on",
+      "boot_wait": "10s",
+      "boot_command": [
+        "<esc><wait>",
+        "install ",
+        "preseed/url=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/preseed.cfg ",
+        "debian-installer/locale=en_US ",
+        "auto ",
+        "netcfg/get_hostname={{ .Name }} ",
+        "netcfg/get_domain=demo.local ",
+        "fb=false ",
+        "debconf/frontend=noninteractive ",
+        "console-setup/ask_detect=false ",
+        "console-keymaps-at/keymap=de ",
+        "keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap=de ",
+        "<enter>"
+      ],
+      "memory": "1024",
+      "qemuargs": [
+        ["-display", "gtk"]
+      ]
     }
   ],
-  "description": "Debian Babelbox",
   "provisioners": [
     {
+      "type": "shell",
       "execute_command": "{{ .Vars }} sudo -E /bin/sh '{{ .Path }}'",
       "scripts": [
         "scripts/babelbox-partitions.sh",
         "scripts/setup-babelbox.sh"
-      ],
-      "type": "shell"
+      ]
     },
     {
-      "execute_command": "{{ .Vars }} sudo -E /bin/sh '{{ .Path }}'",
+      "type": "shell",
       "only": [
         "virtualbox-iso"
       ],
+      "execute_command": "{{ .Vars }} sudo -E /bin/sh '{{ .Path }}'",
       "scripts": [
         "scripts/virtualbox.sh"
-      ],
-      "type": "shell"
+      ]
     },
     {
+      "type": "shell",
       "execute_command": "{{ .Vars }} sudo -E /bin/sh '{{ .Path }}'",
       "scripts": [
         "scripts/cleanup.sh",
         "scripts/minimize.sh"
-      ],
-      "type": "shell"
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }
-

http-qemu/preseed.cfg

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/vda
 d-i partman-auto/method string regular
 d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string                    \
     root ::                                              \
-        6144 50 6144 ext4                                \
+        8192 50 8192 ext4                                \
                     $primary{ } $bootable{ }             \
                     method{ format } format{ }           \
                     use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 } \
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ d-i apt-setup/security_host string security.debian.org
 ### Package selection
 tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard
 
-d-i pkgsel/include string parted openssh-server acpid sudo ca-certificates curl
+d-i pkgsel/include string parted openssh-server acpid sudo ca-certificates curl git vim-nox
 d-i pkgsel/upgrade select safe-upgrade
 
 popularity-contest popularity-contest/participate boolean false

scripts/cleanup.sh

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-# Clean up
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Clean up
+set -e
 
-apt-get --yes remove dmidecode gcc-8 laptop-detect libc6-dev linux-libc-dev
-apt-get --yes autoremove
 apt-get --yes clean
 
 # Removing leftover leases and persistent rules
 echo "cleaning up dhcp leases"
 rm /var/lib/dhcp/*
 
-echo "Adding a 2 sec delay to the interface up, to make the dhclient happy"
-echo "pre-up sleep 2" >> /etc/network/interfaces
+# Use systemd-resolved nameserver
+echo "nameserver 127.0.0.53" > /etc/resolv.conf

scripts/setup-babelbox.sh

@@ -2,20 +2,43 @@
 
 set -e
 
-apt-get install -y git wget
+FDISK_VERSION=2.38.1-5+b1
+
 cd /srv
-wget http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/gtk/initrd.gz http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/gtk/vmlinuz http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.33.1-0.1_amd64.udeb
+curl -L -O http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/gtk/initrd.gz
+curl -L -O http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/gtk/vmlinuz
+curl -L -O http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_${FDISK_VERSION}_amd64.udeb
 mkdir initrd_with_fdisk
 cd initrd_with_fdisk
 gunzip -c ../initrd.gz | cpio -id
-dpkg-deb -x ../fdisk-udeb_2.33.1-0.1_amd64.udeb .
+dpkg-deb -x ../fdisk-udeb_${FDISK_VERSION}_amd64.udeb .
 find . | cpio --create --format='newc' | gzip -9 > ../initrd.gz
 cd ..
-rm -rf initrd_with_fdisk fdisk-udeb_2.33.1-0.1_amd64.udeb
+rm -rf initrd_with_fdisk fdisk-udeb_${FDISK_VERSION}_amd64.udeb
 git clone https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/babelbox.git
 cd babelbox
 cat babelbox-grub >> /etc/grub.d/40_custom
 update-grub
 ./cronscript
 
-echo "You need to download a Debian amd64 DVD ISO into /srv"
+cat > /etc/systemd/network/80-dhcp.network <<EOD
+[Match]
+Name=en*
+
+[Network]
+DHCP=yes
+EOD
+
+systemctl enable systemd-networkd.service
+
+apt-get install --yes systemd-resolved
+
+cat >> /home/demo/.bashrc <<EOD
+DEBIAN_VERSION=12.4.0
+
+if [ ! -f /srv/debian-\${DEBIAN_VERSION}-amd64-DVD-1.iso ]; then
+    echo "downloading Debian amd64 DVD ISO into /srv"
+    curl -L -O https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-dvd/debian-\${DEBIAN_VERSION}-amd64-DVD-1.iso
+    sudo mv debian-\${DEBIAN_VERSION}-amd64-DVD-1.iso /srv/
+fi
+EOD