feat: added 9.4 versions and updated build.sh

Updated the following:
 - added deps test for ansible, packer, jq on build.sh
 - added support for Oracle 9.4
 - added support for Rocky 9.4
 - added support for Alma 9.4

Signed-off-by: Jared Burns <jared.burns@broadcom.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@
   [#900](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/900)
 - Adds option to enable cloud-init on SUSE Enterprise Linux 15.
   [#910](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/919)
+- Add support for Oracle Linux 9.4
+  [#927](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/927)
+- Add support for Alma Linux 9.4
+  [#927](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/927)
+- Add support for Rocky Linux 9.4
+  [#927](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/927)
 
 **Chore**:
 

ansible/roles/base/tasks/linux.yml

@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@
     state: latest
   when: ansible_distribution == 'AlmaLinux' and ansible_distribution_version | int >= 8 and enable_cloudinit == 'true'
 
+- name: "Installing cloud-init."
+  command:
+    cmd: dnf install -y cloud-init
+  become: yes
+  when: enable_cloudinit == 'true' and ansible_distribution == 'Rocky'
+
+- name: "Installing cloud-init."
+  command:
+    cmd: dnf install -y cloud-init
+  become: yes
+  when: enable_cloudinit == 'true' and ansible_distribution == 'OracleLinux'
+
 - block:
   - name: "Updating the operating system."
     dnf: