update for debian 12 bookworm

README.md

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-# Debian Stretch unattended VM guest installer
-
-*While Debian Stretch is not released yet, script uses `daily-images`.
-If you want to use Debian Jessie (e.g. current stable) please check out
-release v8.0 or update DIST_URL*
+# Debian Bookworm unattended VM guest installer
 
 Simple script that uses **virt-install** and configures Debian installer
 for unattended installation and custom configuration using **preseed**
@@ -20,16 +16,16 @@ Guest OS is minimal no-GUI Debian installation configured with serial console
 for ability to `virsh console <GUEST_NAME>`, and OpenSSH server with your SSH
 key or/and password pre-configured.
 
-It is easy to change the script to add any extra packages and configuration
-files during unattended installation.
-
-Actually, the main point of sharing this script is to provide an example of
-unattended Debian VM creation or a base for your own script.
+It is easy to change the script to add any extra packages and
+configuration files during unattended installation. The main point of
+sharing this script is to provide an example of unattended Debian VM
+creation or a base for your own script.
 
 Prerequisites
 -------------
- * virt-install: `apt-get install virtinst`
- * KVM/qemu: `apt-get install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon # something else?`
+```
+apt-get install wget virtinst libvirt-daemon-system
+```
 
 Things to check before the first use
 ------------------------------------
@@ -41,19 +37,24 @@ Things to check before the first use
    Update your login name in `postinst.sh`, where SSH key is installed.
  * It's worth considering to enable password authentication in `preseed.cfg`
    at least during first run so you could `virsh console <GUEST_NAME>` in case
-   network connection in guest does not comes up with DHCP or IP of the guest
+   network connection in guest does not come up with DHCP or IP of the guest
    is unclear.
  * Check RAM size and disk size for the guest in arguments to `virst-install` in
-   `install.sh` and modify them if needed.
- * Add `apt-get install <your_favorite>` or whatever you want to `postinst.sh`
+   `install.sh` and modify them as needed.
+ * Add `apt-get install -y <your_favorite>` or whatever you want to `postinst.sh`
    and any configuration files you want to add to the guest into `postinst`
    directory.
 
 Network configuration
 ---------------------
-Script works best with bridged network, when guests are able to use DHCP
-server. In case you want something else, replace `br0` in arguments to
-virt-install in `install.sh`.
+Script works with bridged network, guests use DHCP and show up in local network.
+In case you want something else, replace `br0` in arguments to virt-install
+in `install.sh`.
+
+Before setting bridged network up:
+```
+apt-get install brigde-utils
+```
 
 Example of network configuration in `/etc/network/interfaces`:
 ```

install.sh

@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
-# A script to create debian VM as a KVM guest using virt-install in fully
+# Create debian VM as a KVM guest using virt-install in fully
 # automated way based on preseed.cfg
 
-# Domain is necessary in order to avoid debian installer to
+# Domain is necessary to avoid debian installer to
 # require manual domain entry during the install.
 DOMAIN=`/bin/hostname -d` # Use domain of the host system
 #DOMAIN="dp-net.com" # Alternatively, hardcode domain
 # NB: See postinst.sh for ability to override domain received from
 # DHCP during the install.
 
-#DIST_URL="http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dists/stretch/main/installer-amd64/"
-DIST_URL="https://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/amd64/"
-LINUX_VARIANT="debian9"
+DIST_URL="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-amd64/"
+LINUX_VARIANT="debiantesting"
 # NB: Also see preseed.cfg for debian mirror hostname.
 
 if [ $# -lt 1 ]
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ virt-install \
 --initrd-inject=postinst.sh \
 --initrd-inject=postinst.tar.gz \
 --location ${DIST_URL} \
---os-type linux \
 --os-variant ${LINUX_VARIANT} \
 --virt-type=kvm \
 --controller usb,model=none \

postinst.sh

@@ -34,3 +34,8 @@ DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get purge -y nano laptop-detect tasksel dicti
 # Avoid using DHCP-server provided domain name.
 #sed -i 's/#supersede.*/supersede domain-name "dp-net.com";/' /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf
 
+# Do not install recommended packages by default
+cat > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01norecommend << EOF
+APT::Install-Recommends "0";
+APT::Install-Suggests "0";
+EOF

preseed.cfg

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ d-i mirror/http/proxy string
 d-i passwd/root-login boolean false
 #d-i passwd/root-password password 98e1c23d2a5a2
 #d-i passwd/root-password-again password 98e1c23d2a5a2
-#d-i passwd/root-password-crypted password $6$1LCVFshS/kbYVg$M1QS1ZJ3.E7NkAD8sqkqhqExA2HWQ5/iDE.l23Xbr89Z7hTg/jUuBMyrYzANLmRybYcH8Smcy.yGDKMAX3okd0
+#d-i passwd/root-password-crypted password $6$1LCVFshS/kbYVg$M1QS1ZJ3.E7NkAD8sqkqhqExA2HWQ5/iDE.l23Xbr89Z7hTg/jUuBMyrYzANLmRybYcH8Smcy.yGDKMAX3okd0 # Use `mkpasswd -m sha-512` to generate password hash.
 
 # User account setup.
 #d-i passwd/make-user boolean false
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
 # Do not install recommended packages by default.
 d-i base-installer/install-recommends boolean false
 tasksel tasksel/first multiselect
-# Individual additional packages to install. acpid and acpi-support-base are required to make virsh shutdown to work.
+
+# Individual additional packages to install.
 # ACPI packages are needed for `virsh shutdown <domain>` to work.
 d-i pkgsel/include string openssh-server ca-certificates acpid acpi-support-base
 popularity-contest popularity-contest/participate boolean false
 
-# Boot loader installation.
-d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
+# Bootloader installation.
 d-i grub-installer/bootdev string /dev/vda
 
 # Run postinst.sh in /target just before the install finishes.