Creating a VM Debian 12 Image for arm64 architecture targeting QEMU & Vagrant usage with QEMU and Packer on MacOS

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Intro

In this post, we’ll walk through the process of creating an unattended installation of Debian 12 for arm64 architecture using QEMU and Packer on an M1 Mac.

Packer is a community tool from Hashicorp that standardizes and automates the process of building system and container images for multiple platforms.

The goal here is to generate a QEMU disk image, which can be used in a lab environment, leveraging the MacOS HVF (Hypervisor Framework) for optimal performance. Additionally, we’ll configure the image with passwordless sudo for ease in post-installation and day to day tasks, which is practical for lab use.

Passwordless Sudo on jmanteau

Creating a VM Debian 12 Image for arm64 architecture targeting QEMU & Vagrant usage with QEMU and Packer on MacOS

Intro