Learn how to – How To Install Vagrant on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8.
How can I install Vagrant on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8 Linux system?. Vagrant is a command line tool that enables you to create and configure portable and reproducible development environments and demo labs. The product is developed by HashiCorp.
With Vagrant, you can setup your development environments in seconds on various virtualization platforms / providers such as KVM, VirtualBox, VMware, Parallels, Hyper-V, and Docker. There is comprehensive documentation which you can follow along to get started.
Step 1: Install Virtualization Technology of choice
Choose a virtualization technology that you’ll orchestrate with Vagrant. For developers, the most common open source alternatives are KVM and VirtualBox:
Install VirtualBox on CentOS / RHEL 8
Install KVM on CentOS / RHEL 8
Step 2: Install Vagrant on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8
After the installation of Virtualization tool on CentOS / RHEL 8 system, you can now install Vagrant on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8 machine. If you’re using it with other providers such as VMware or Docker, ensure it is installed prior to Vagrant installation.
You Check the latest version of Vagrant available in the Downloads page. But we will install Vagrant on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8 from YUM repository.
Install packer build dependencies:
sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools" -y
sudo dnf -y install rsync gcc zlib-devel libvirt-devel cmake
Install Ruby and Ruby Development packages that are required to use Vagrant.
sudo dnf install -y ruby ruby-develAdd Vagrant YUM repository:
sudo yum install -y yum-utils
sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/RHEL/hashicorp.repoThen install Vagrant on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8:
sudo yum install vagrantStart installation using y when asked:
Hashicorp Stable - x86_64 1.6 MB/s | 506 kB 00:00
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
vagrant x86_64 2.2.16-1 hashicorp 39 M
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package
Total download size: 39 M
Installed size: 112 M
Is this ok [y/N]: yAgree to import GPG key:
Downloading Packages:
vagrant-2.2.16-1.x86_64.rpm 14 MB/s | 39 MB 00:02
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Total 14 MB/s | 39 MB 00:02
warning: /var/cache/dnf/hashicorp-164999f2fbadbd87/packages/vagrant-2.2.16-1.x86_64.rpm: Header V4 RSA/SHA512 Signature, key ID a3219f7b: NOKEY
Hashicorp Stable - x86_64 96 kB/s | 3.1 kB 00:00
Importing GPG key 0xA3219F7B:
Userid : "HashiCorp Security (HashiCorp Package Signing) <security+packaging@hashicorp.com>"
Fingerprint: E8A0 32E0 94D8 EB4E A189 D270 DA41 8C88 A321 9F7B
From : https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg
Is this ok [y/N]: yConfirm installation of Vagrant by checking the version installed and the help page.
$ vagrant --version
Vagrant 2.2.16View Vagrant usage help page:
$ vagrant --help
Step 3: Using Vagrant on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8
Check our guide below:
How To run CentOS 8 VM using Vagrant on KVM / VirtualBox / VMWare / Parallels
It covers creation of a CentOS 8 virtual machine on KVM, VirtualBox and other environments using vagrant.
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Install and Configure DHCP Server & Client on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8
How To Provision VMs on oVirt / RHEV with Terraform
How to Provision VMs on KVM with Terraform
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