vmware-samples · tenthirtyam · Jun 15, 2023 · Jun 15, 2023
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 :boom: **Enhancement**:
 
 - Adds VMware Photon OS 5.0 to the project. [GH-582](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/582)
+- Adds Debian 12 to the project. [GH-584](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/584)
 
 :sweat_drops: **Chore**:
 

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ The following builds are available:
 
 - VMware Photon OS 5
 - VMware Photon OS 4
+- Debian 12
 - Debian 11
 - Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS (cloud-init)
 - Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS (cloud-init)
@@ -812,6 +813,8 @@ The project supports using a datastore to store your guest operating system [`.i
      - [Download][download-linux-photon-5] the latest release of the **FULL** `.iso` image. (_e.g.,_ `photon-5.0-xxxxxxxxx.x86_64.iso`)
    - VMware Photon OS 4
      - [Download][download-linux-photon-4] the latest release of the **FULL** `.iso` image. (_e.g.,_ `photon-4.0-xxxxxxxxx.iso`)
+   - Debian 12
+     - [Download][download-linux-debian-12] the latest **netinst** release `.iso` image. (_e.g.,_ `debian-12.x.x-amd64-netinst.iso`)
    - Debian 11
      - [Download][download-linux-debian-11] the latest **netinst** release `.iso` image. (_e.g.,_ `debian-11.x.x-amd64-netinst.iso`)
    - Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS
@@ -1015,7 +1018,8 @@ Happy building!!!
 [download-linux-centos-7]: http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/7/isos/x86_64/
 [download-linux-centos-stream-8]: http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/8-stream/isos/x86_64/
 [download-linux-centos-stream-9]: http://mirror.stream.centos.org/9-stream/BaseOS/x86_64/iso/
-[download-linux-debian-11]: https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/
+[download-linux-debian-12]: https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/
+[download-linux-debian-11]: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/11.7.0/amd64/iso-cd/
 [download-linux-photon-5]: https://packages.vmware.com/photon/5.0/GA/iso/
 [download-linux-photon-4]: https://packages.vmware.com/photon/4.0/Rev2/iso/
 [download-linux-rhel-7]: https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/69/ver=/rhel---7/7.9/x86_64/product-software

@@ -82,6 +82,37 @@ menu_option_2() {
 }
 
 menu_option_3() {
+  INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/debian/12/
+  echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a Debian 12 Template for VMware vSphere?"
+  echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
+  read -r REPLY
+  if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
+  then
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  ### Build a Debian 12 Template for VMware vSphere. ###
+  echo "Building a Debian 12 Template for VMware vSphere..."
+
+  ### Initialize HashiCorp Packer and required plugins. ###
+  echo "Initializing HashiCorp Packer and required plugins..."
+  packer init "$INPUT_PATH"
+
+  ### Start the Build. ###
+  echo "Starting the build...."
+  packer build -force \
+      -var-file="$CONFIG_PATH/vsphere.pkrvars.hcl" \
+      -var-file="$CONFIG_PATH/build.pkrvars.hcl" \
+      -var-file="$CONFIG_PATH/ansible.pkrvars.hcl" \
+      -var-file="$CONFIG_PATH/proxy.pkrvars.hcl" \
+      -var-file="$CONFIG_PATH/common.pkrvars.hcl" \
+      "$INPUT_PATH"
+
+  ### All done. ###
+  echo "Done."
+}
+
+menu_option_4() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/debian/11/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a Debian 11 Template for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -112,7 +143,7 @@ menu_option_3() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_4() {
+menu_option_5() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/ubuntu/22-04-lts/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS (cloud-init) Template for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -143,7 +174,7 @@ menu_option_4() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_5() {
+menu_option_6() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/ubuntu/20-04-lts/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS (cloud-init) Template for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -174,7 +205,7 @@ menu_option_5() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_6() {
+menu_option_7() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/rhel/9/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Template for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -206,7 +237,7 @@ menu_option_6() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_7() {
+menu_option_8() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/rhel/8/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Template for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -238,7 +269,7 @@ menu_option_7() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_8() {
+menu_option_9() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/rhel/7/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Template for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -270,7 +301,7 @@ menu_option_8() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_9() {
+menu_option_10() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/almalinux/9/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a AlmaLinux OS 9 Template for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -301,7 +332,7 @@ menu_option_9() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_10() {
+menu_option_11() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/almalinux/8/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a AlmaLinux OS 8 Template for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -332,7 +363,7 @@ menu_option_10() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_11() {
+menu_option_12() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/rocky/9/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a Rocky Linux 9 Template for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -363,7 +394,7 @@ menu_option_11() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_12() {
+menu_option_13() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/rocky/8/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a Rocky Linux 8 Template for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -394,7 +425,7 @@ menu_option_12() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_13() {
+menu_option_14() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/centos/9-stream/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a CentOS Stream 9 Template for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -425,7 +456,7 @@ menu_option_13() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_14() {
+menu_option_15() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/centos/8-stream/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a CentOS Stream 8 Template for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -456,7 +487,7 @@ menu_option_14() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_15() {
+menu_option_16() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/centos/7/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a CentOS Linux 7 Template for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -487,7 +518,7 @@ menu_option_15() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_16() {
+menu_option_17() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/linux/sles/15/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Template for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -520,7 +551,7 @@ menu_option_16() {
 }
 
 
-menu_option_17() {
+menu_option_18() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/windows/server/2022/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build all Windows Server 2022 Templates for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -549,7 +580,7 @@ menu_option_17() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_18() {
+menu_option_19() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/windows/server/2022/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard Templates for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -579,7 +610,7 @@ menu_option_18() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_19() {
+menu_option_20() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/windows/server/2022/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Templates for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -609,7 +640,7 @@ menu_option_19() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_20() {
+menu_option_21() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/windows/server/2019/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build all Windows Server 2019 Templates for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -638,7 +669,7 @@ menu_option_20() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_21() {
+menu_option_22() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/windows/server/2019/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard Templates for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -668,7 +699,7 @@ menu_option_21() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_22() {
+menu_option_23() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/windows/server/2019/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Templates for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -698,7 +729,7 @@ menu_option_22() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_23() {
+menu_option_24() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/windows/desktop/11/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a Windows 11 Template for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -727,7 +758,7 @@ menu_option_23() {
   echo "Done."
 }
 
-menu_option_24() {
+menu_option_25() {
   INPUT_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH"/builds/windows/desktop/10/
   echo -e "\nCONFIRM: Build a Windows 10 Template for VMware vSphere?"
   echo -e "\nContinue? (y/n)"
@@ -791,31 +822,32 @@ until [ "$selection" = "0" ]; do
   echo ""
   echo "    	 1  -  VMware Photon OS 5"
   echo "    	 2  -  VMware Photon OS 4"
-  echo "    	 3  -  Debian 11"
-  echo "    	 4  -  Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS (cloud-init)"
-  echo "    	 5  -  Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS (cloud-init)"
-  echo "    	 6  -  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"
-  echo "    	 7  -  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"
-  echo "    	 8  -  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"
-  echo "    	 9  -  AlmaLinux OS 9"
-  echo "    	10  -  AlmaLinux OS 8"
-  echo "    	11  -  Rocky Linux 9"
-  echo "    	12  -  Rocky Linux 8"
-  echo "    	13  -  CentOS Stream 9"
-  echo "    	14  -  CentOS Stream 8"
-  echo "    	15  -  CentOS Linux 7"
-  echo "    	16  -  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15"
+  echo "    	 3  -  Debian 12"
+  echo "    	 4  -  Debian 11"
+  echo "    	 5  -  Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS (cloud-init)"
+  echo "    	 6  -  Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS (cloud-init)"
+  echo "    	 7  -  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"
+  echo "    	 8  -  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"
+  echo "    	 9  -  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"
+  echo "    	10  -  AlmaLinux OS 9"
+  echo "    	11  -  AlmaLinux OS 8"
+  echo "    	12  -  Rocky Linux 9"
+  echo "    	13  -  Rocky Linux 8"
+  echo "    	14  -  CentOS Stream 9"
+  echo "    	15  -  CentOS Stream 8"
+  echo "    	16  -  CentOS Linux 7"
+  echo "    	17  -  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15"
   echo ""
   echo "      Microsoft Windows:"
   echo ""
-  echo "    	17  -  Windows Server 2022 - All"
-  echo "    	18  -  Windows Server 2022 - Standard Only"
-  echo "    	19  -  Windows Server 2022 - Datacenter Only"
-  echo "    	20  -  Windows Server 2019 - All"
-  echo "    	21  -  Windows Server 2019 - Standard Only"
-  echo "    	22  -  Windows Server 2019 - Datacenter Only"
-  echo "    	23  -  Windows 11"
-  echo "    	24  -  Windows 10"
+  echo "    	18  -  Windows Server 2022 - All"
+  echo "    	19  -  Windows Server 2022 - Standard Only"
+  echo "    	20  -  Windows Server 2022 - Datacenter Only"
+  echo "    	21  -  Windows Server 2019 - All"
+  echo "    	22  -  Windows Server 2019 - Standard Only"
+  echo "    	23  -  Windows Server 2019 - Datacenter Only"
+  echo "    	24  -  Windows 11"
+  echo "    	25  -  Windows 10"
   echo ""
   echo "      Other:"
   echo ""
@@ -849,6 +881,7 @@ until [ "$selection" = "0" ]; do
     22 ) clear ; menu_option_22 ; press_enter ;;
     23 ) clear ; menu_option_23 ; press_enter ;;
     24 ) clear ; menu_option_24 ; press_enter ;;
+    25 ) clear ; menu_option_25 ; press_enter ;;
     I ) clear ; info ; press_enter ;;
     Q ) clear ; exit ;;
     * ) clear ; incorrect_selection ; press_enter ;;

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ menu:
       - entry: "VMware Photon OS 4"
         build:
           path: "builds/linux/photon/4/"
+      - entry: "Debian 12"
+        build:
+          path: "builds/linux/debian/12/"
       - entry: "Debian 11"
         build:
           path: "builds/linux/debian/11/"

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 # COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
 # OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-# Debian 11
+# Debian 11 (Bullseye) Preseed File
+# https://www.debian.org/releases/bullseye/amd64/
 
 # Locale and Keyboard
 d-i debian-installer/locale string ${vm_guest_os_language}
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ d-i netcfg/get_domain string unassigned-domain
 
 # Mirror settings
 d-i mirror/country string manual
-d-i mirror/http/hostname string ftp.it.debian.org
+d-i mirror/http/hostname string cdn-fastly.deb.debian.org
 d-i mirror/http/directory string /debian
 d-i mirror/http/proxy string
 

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
     DESCRIPTION:
-    Debian 11 variables used by the Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere (vsphere-iso).
+    Debian 11 (Bullseye) build variables.
 */
 
 // Guest Operating System Metadata

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
     DESCRIPTION:
-    Debian Linux 11 template using the Packer Builder for VMware vSphere (vsphere-iso).
+    Debian 11 (Bullseye) build definition.
+    Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere (`vsphere-iso` builder).
 */
 
 //  BLOCK: packer

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
     DESCRIPTION:
-    Debian 11 variables using the Packer Builder for VMware vSphere (vsphere-iso).
+    Debian 11 (Bullseye) input variables.
+    Packer Plugin for VMware vSphere (`vsphere-iso` builder).
 */
 
 //  BLOCK: variable