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diff --git a/scripts/vagrant/ubuntu/artful32/README.md b/scripts/vagrant/ubuntu/artful32/README.md
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+# Trying out Elektra with Vagrant
+This Vagrantfile provisions a machine based on ubuntu/artful32 with all tools to build Elektra.
+
+If [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/) is installed on your machine change to the directory containing the file you are currently reading and build a box for vagrant with
+```sh
+$ vagrant up
+```
+This will take some time.
+
+When the machine is running, access it with
+```sh
+$ vagrant ssh
+```
+In this SSH session you can interact with the machine.
+
+By default Vagrant synchronizes the folder on the host machine containing the vagrantfile with the folder `/vagrant` in the VM.
+Therefore we will build a .deb package of Elektra in this folder.
+
+```sh
+# add build directory & cd to it
+$ mkdir /vagrant/build
+$ cd /vagrant/build
+
+# some exports to keep everything in the build directory
+$ export INSTALL_DIR="$PWD/install"
+$ export SYSTEM_DIR="$PWD/kdbsystem"
+$ export PATH=$PATH:"$PWD/bin"
+$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD/lib"
+$ export GTEST_ROOT="/opt/gtest"
+
+
+# configure
+$ cmake -DENABLE_COVERAGE=OFF -DENABLE_OPTIMIZATIONS=OFF -DENABLE_DEBUG=ON -DENABLE_LOGGER=ON -DBUILD_STATIC=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$INSTALL_DIR" -DKDB_DB_SYSTEM="$SYSTEM_DIR" -DINSTALL_SYSTEM_FILES=OFF -DPLUGINS="ALL" -DTOOLS="ALL" ..
+
+# build
+$ make -j4
+
+# run Elektra's test suite
+$ make run_all
+
+# run the memory checks with valgrind
+$ make run_memcheck
+```
+
+When you are done leave the VM with `CTRL-D` or `exit`.
+
+You can either shut the VM down with `vagrant halt` or delete it with `vagrant destroy`.
+
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+# -*- mode: ruby -*-
+# vi: set ft=ruby :
+
+# All Vagrant configuration is done below. The "2" in Vagrant.configure
+# configures the configuration version (we support older styles for
+# backwards compatibility). Please don't change it unless you know what
+# you're doing.
+Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+  # The most common configuration options are documented and commented below.
+  # For a complete reference, please see the online documentation at
+  # https://docs.vagrantup.com.
+
+  # Every Vagrant development environment requires a box. You can search for
+  # boxes at https://atlas.hashicorp.com/search
+  config.vm.box = "ubuntu/artful32"
+
+  # Disable automatic box update checking. If you disable this, then
+  # boxes will only be checked for updates when the user runs
+  # `vagrant box outdated`. This is not recommended.
+  # config.vm.box_check_update = false
+
+  # Create a forwarded port mapping which allows access to a specific port
+  # within the machine from a port on the host machine. In the example below,
+  # accessing "localhost:8080" will access port 80 on the guest machine.
+  # config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 80, host: 8080
+
+  # Create a private network, which allows host-only access to the machine
+  # using a specific IP.
+  config.vm.network "private_network", type: "dhcp", nic_type: "virtio"
+  #config.vm.synced_folder '.', '/vagrant', nfs: true
+  #config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/vagrant",
+  #  nfs: true,
+  #  nfs_version: 3,
+  #  nfs_udp: false
+  # Create a public network, which generally matched to bridged network.
+  # Bridged networks make the machine appear as another physical device on
+  # your network.
+  # config.vm.network "public_network"
+
+  # Share an additional folder to the guest VM. The first argument is
+  # the path on the host to the actual folder. The second argument is
+  # the path on the guest to mount the folder. And the optional third
+  # argument is a set of non-required options.
+  config.vm.synced_folder "../..", "/vagrant", type: "rsync", rsync__exclude: ".git/"
+
+  # Provider-specific configuration so you can fine-tune various
+  # backing providers for Vagrant. These expose provider-specific options.
+  # Example for VirtualBox:
+  #
+  config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
+    vb.memory = "4096"
+    vb.cpus = "4"
+    vb.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--ioapic", "on"]
+    #vb.customize [
+    #        "storagectl", :id,
+    #        "--name", "SATA Controller",
+    #        "--hostiocache", "on"
+    #    ]
+  # vb.customize ["modifyvm", :id, "--chipset", "ich9"]
+  #   # Display the VirtualBox GUI when booting the machine
+  #   vb.gui = true
+  #
+  #   # Customize the amount of memory on the VM:
+  #   vb.memory = "1024"
+  end
+  #
+  # View the documentation for the provider you are using for more
+  # information on available options.
+
+  # Define a Vagrant Push strategy for pushing to Atlas. Other push strategies
+  # such as FTP and Heroku are also available. See the documentation at
+  # https://docs.vagrantup.com/v2/push/atlas.html for more information.
+  # config.push.define "atlas" do |push|
+  #   push.app = "YOUR_ATLAS_USERNAME/YOUR_APPLICATION_NAME"
+  # end
+
+  # Enable provisioning with a shell script. Additional provisioners such as
+  # Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt, and Docker are also available. Please see the
+  # documentation for more information about their specific syntax and use.
+  config.vm.provision "shell", inline: <<-SHELL
+    apt-get update
+    apt-get -y upgrade
+    #apt-get -y install linux-image-amd64 linux-headers-amd64
+    apt-get -y install curl build-essential autotools-dev automake cmake pkg-config doxygen graphviz bison ruby-dev python-dev python3-dev liblua5.2-dev tclcl-dev libaugeas-dev libyajl-dev libgit2-dev libboost-all-dev libssl-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libdbus-1-dev libpcre3-dev libpcre++-dev checkinstall vim valgrind clang-5.0 clang-format-5.0 htop zlib1g-dev git openjdk-8-jdk python-pip locales bison libpython3-dev liblua5.3-dev libxerces-c-dev swig
+
+    pip install --upgrade cmake_format==0.4.1 pyyaml
+
+    mkdir -p /opt/gtest \
+    && cd /tmp \
+    && curl -o gtest.tar.gz \
+      -L https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/4e4df226fc197c0dda6e37f5c8c3845ca1e73a49.tar.gz \
+    && tar -zxvf gtest.tar.gz --strip-components=1 -C /opt/gtest \
+    && rm gtest.tar.gz
+
+   SHELL
+end
+