The virtual machine is unable to install Docker.

[AndresMDO01]

When running ./build.sh ubuntu1404, the virtual machine is unable to install Docker. I am using a Debian 12 to create the VM.

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Error executing action create on resource 'docker_installation_package[default]'
qemu: ================================================================================
qemu:
qemu: Chef::Exceptions::Package
qemu: -------------------------
qemu: apt_package[docker-ce] (/tmp/packer-chef-solo/local-mode-cache/cache/cookbooks/docker/libraries/docker_installation_package.rb line 42) had an error: Chef::Exceptions::Package: No candidate version available for docker-ce
qemu:
qemu: Resource Declaration:
qemu: ---------------------
qemu: # In /tmp/packer-chef-solo/local-mode-cache/cache/cookbooks/docker/libraries/docker_service.rb
qemu:
qemu: 62: install = docker_installation_package(new_resource.name, &block)
qemu: 63: when 'tarball'
qemu: 64: install = docker_installation_tarball(new_resource.name, &block)
qemu: 65: when 'none'
qemu: 66: Chef::Log.info('Skipping Docker installation. Assuming it was handled previously.')
qemu: 67: return
qemu: 68: end
qemu: 69: copy_properties_to(install)
qemu: 70: install
qemu: 71: end
qemu: 72:
qemu:
qemu: Compiled Resource:
qemu: ------------------
qemu: # Declared in /tmp/packer-chef-solo/local-mode-cache/cache/cookbooks/docker/libraries/docker_service.rb:62:in `installation'
qemu:
qemu: docker_installation_package("default") do
qemu: action [:create]
qemu: updated true
qemu: updated_by_last_action true
qemu: default_guard_interpreter :default
qemu: declared_type :docker_installation_package
qemu: cookbook_name "metasploitable"
qemu: version "18.06.1"
qemu: package_name "docker-ce"
qemu: package_version "18.06.1ce3-0~ubuntu"
qemu: end
qemu:
qemu: System Info:
qemu: ------------
qemu: chef_version=13.8.5
qemu: platform=ubuntu
qemu: platform_version=14.04
qemu: ruby=ruby 2.4.3p205 (2017-12-14 revision 61247) [x86_64-linux]
qemu: program_name=chef-solo worker: ppid=1057;start=08:33:00;
qemu: executable=/opt/chef/bin/chef-solo
qemu:

[SanderVeeken]

same here using manual build with packer build --only=qemu on the ubuntu template.

[27RObert99]

You can also use the tarball installation method.
Change the content of the file chef/cookbooks/metasploitable/recipes/docker.rb to:

install_method 'tarball'
version '18.06.0'

[SanderVeeken]

This worked great, thank you so much! My ubuntu qemu box was finally built successfully. Now to try and fix the windows box issues...