How to Install Vagrant Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Linux Easy Guide

October 9, 2017 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Install Vagrant Ubuntu 17.10

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Vagrant on Ubuntu 17.10 Artful GNU/Linux.

And Vagrant for Ubuntu 17.10 is a Tool that Makes it Easier to Run and Manage Virtual Machines on your computer.

Especially relevant: by Default Vagrant Works only with VirtualBox VMs, to get it Working with VMware or other Hypervisor you have to Install a Paid Plugin.

Moreover, to Get Installed right the Latest Vagrant Release for Ubuntu we Provide Directly to the Download from the Vagrant WebSite.

Finally, the Vagrant main Features are:

  • Makes a VM with an OS of your choice
  • Changes the Settings of a VM (e.g., RAM, number of CPUs, etc.)
  • Settles Network Interfaces to access a VM from outside
  • Etablishes Shared Folders to exchange with your computer
  • Defines the Hostname of a VM
  • Provides Software for the VM by shell scripts or configuration management solutions
  • Operates specific Tweakings on hosts and guests
  • SSH into a VM from you computer
How to Install Vagrant Ubuntu 17.10 Artful - Featured
  1. Open a Shell session
    Ctrl+Alt+t to open a Terminal emulator on Desktop
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    How to Install Vagrant Ubuntu 17.10 Artful - Open Terminal Shell Emulator
  2. Download Latest Vagrant for Debian

    Latest Vagrant .deb 32/64-bit
  3. Check/Install GDebi Package Installer.

    which gdebi

    If not there then:

    sudo apt install gdebi-core gdebi

    If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

  4. Access the Target location
    (Usually Downloads go in the Home folder or when Downloaded with Firefox may be into the Temporary directory /tmp/mozilla*)

    cd ~/Downloads

    Or when downloaded with Firefox maybe:

    cd /tmp/mozilla*

    To Verify that it’s there List the contents with:

    ls .
  5. Vagrant Installation on Ubuntu.

    sudo gdebi ./vagrant*.deb
  6. Finally, Test Vagrant Installation.

    vagrant -h

    But in case of Vagrant Help Ruby Gems Issue Fix with:

    sudo vagrant plugin install vagrant-share --plugin-version 1.1.8
  7. How to Install Required Oracle VirtualBox on Ubuntu

    Oracle VirtualBox Installation
  8. How to Getting-Started with Vagrant VMs Management

    Vagrant Getting-Started Guide

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