github.com/danp/terraform@v0.9.5-0.20170426144147-39d740081351/website/source/docs/enterprise/packer/builds/installing-software.html.md (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "enterprise" 3 page_title: "Installing Software - Packer Builds - Terraform Enterprise" 4 sidebar_current: "docs-enterprise-packerbuilds-installing" 5 description: |- 6 Installing software with Packer. 7 --- 8 9 # Installing Software 10 11 Please review the [Packer Build Environment](/docs/enterprise/packer/builds/build-environment.html) 12 specification for important information on isolation, security, and hardware 13 limitations before continuing. 14 15 In some cases, it may be necessary to install custom software to build your 16 artifact using Packer. The easiest way to install software on the Packer builder 17 is via the `shell-local` provisioner. This will execute commands on the host 18 machine running Packer. 19 20 { 21 "provisioners": [ 22 { 23 "type": "shell-local", 24 "command": "sudo apt-get install -y customsoftware" 25 } 26 ] 27 } 28 29 Please note that nothing is persisted between Packer builds, so you will need 30 to install custom software on each run. 31 32 The Packer builders run the latest version of Ubuntu LTS.