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  3. Install v1.8.5

Install Packer

Install or update to v1.8.5 (latest version) of Packer to get started.

Operating System

Package manager for macOS

$ brew tap hashicorp/tap
$ brew install hashicorp/tap/packer

Binary download for macOS

AMD64

Version: 1.8.5

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ARM64

Version: 1.8.5

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Release information

Changelog

Version: 1.8.5

GitHub(opens in new tab)

Notes

You can find the SHA256 checksums for Packer 1.8.5 online and you can verify the checksums signature file which has been signed using HashiCorp's GPG key.

Binary download for Windows

386

Version: 1.8.5

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AMD64

Version: 1.8.5

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Release information

Changelog

Version: 1.8.5

GitHub(opens in new tab)

Notes

You can find the SHA256 checksums for Packer 1.8.5 online and you can verify the checksums signature file which has been signed using HashiCorp's GPG key.

Package manager for Linux

$ wget -O- https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg
$ echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hashicorp.list
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt install packer
$ sudo yum install -y yum-utils
$ sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/RHEL/hashicorp.repo
$ sudo yum -y install packer
$ sudo dnf install -y dnf-plugins-core
$ sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/fedora/hashicorp.repo
$ sudo dnf -y install packer
$ sudo yum install -y yum-utils shadow-utils
$ sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/AmazonLinux/hashicorp.repo
$ sudo yum -y install packer
$ brew tap hashicorp/tap
$ brew install hashicorp/tap/packer

Binary download for Linux

386

Version: 1.8.5

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AMD64

Version: 1.8.5

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ARM

Version: 1.8.5

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ARM64

Version: 1.8.5

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PPC64LE

Version: 1.8.5

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Release information

Changelog

Version: 1.8.5

GitHub(opens in new tab)

Notes

You can find the SHA256 checksums for Packer 1.8.5 online and you can verify the checksums signature file which has been signed using HashiCorp's GPG key.

Binary download for FreeBSD

386

Version: 1.8.5

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AMD64

Version: 1.8.5

Download

ARM

Version: 1.8.5

Download

Release information

Changelog

Version: 1.8.5

GitHub(opens in new tab)

Notes

You can find the SHA256 checksums for Packer 1.8.5 online and you can verify the checksums signature file which has been signed using HashiCorp's GPG key.

Binary download for NetBSD

386

Version: 1.8.5

Download

AMD64

Version: 1.8.5

Download

ARM

Version: 1.8.5

Download

Release information

Changelog

Version: 1.8.5

GitHub(opens in new tab)

Notes

You can find the SHA256 checksums for Packer 1.8.5 online and you can verify the checksums signature file which has been signed using HashiCorp's GPG key.

Binary download for OpenBSD

386

Version: 1.8.5

Download

AMD64

Version: 1.8.5

Download

ARM

Version: 1.8.5

Download

Release information

Changelog

Version: 1.8.5

GitHub(opens in new tab)

Notes

You can find the SHA256 checksums for Packer 1.8.5 online and you can verify the checksums signature file which has been signed using HashiCorp's GPG key.

Binary download for Solaris

AMD64

Version: 1.8.5

Download

Release information

Changelog

Version: 1.8.5

GitHub(opens in new tab)

Notes

You can find the SHA256 checksums for Packer 1.8.5 online and you can verify the checksums signature file which has been signed using HashiCorp's GPG key.

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