packer.json

{
  "builders": [
    {
      "accelerator": "{{user `accelerator`}}",
      "boot_command": [
        "<esc><wait>",
        "auto url=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/preseed.cfg <wait>",
        "locale=en_US <wait>",
        "keymap=us <wait>",
        "<enter><wait>"
      ],
      "cpus": "{{ user `cpus`}}",
      "disk_compression": "true",
      "disk_interface": "virtio",
      "disk_size": "{{user `disk_size`}}",
      "format": "qcow2",
      "headless": "{{user `headless`}}",
      "http_directory": "http",
      "iso_checksum": "{{user `iso_checksum_type`}}:{{user `iso_checksum`}}",
      "iso_url": "{{user `iso_url`}}",
      "memory": "{{ user `memory_size`}}",
      "net_device": "virtio-net",
      "qemuargs": [
        [
          "--no-acpi"
        ],
        [
          "-vga",
          "qxl"
        ]
      ],
      "shutdown_command": "",
      "ssh_password": "vagrant",
      "ssh_timeout": "120m",
      "ssh_username": "root",
      "type": "qemu",
      "vm_name": "{{user `vm_name`}}"
    }
  ],
  "post-processors": [
    {
      "keep_input_artifact": true,
      "only": [
        "qemu"
      ],
      "output": "builds/{{user `vm_name`}}.box",
      "type": "vagrant",
      "vagrantfile_template": "Vagrantfile.template"
    }
  ],
  "provisioners": [
    {
      "pause_before": "20s",
      "scripts": [
        "scripts/common/update.sh",
        "scripts/common/install.sh",
        "scripts/common/sshd.sh",
        "scripts/common/networking.sh",
        "scripts/common/vagrant.sh",
        "scripts/kali/custom.sh",
        "scripts/common/cleanup.sh"
      ],
      "type": "shell"
    }
  ],
  "variables": {
    "accelerator": "kvm",
    "cpus": "4",
    "disk_size": "40960",
    "headless": "true",
    "iso_checksum": "",
    "iso_checksum_type": "sha256",
    "iso_checksum_url": "https://http.kali.org/kali/dists/kali-rolling/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/SHA256SUMS",
    "iso_url": "https://http.kali.org/kali/dists/kali-rolling/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso",
    "memory_size": "4096",
    "vm_name": "kali-linux-rolling"
  }
}