We need a Unix/Linux-based system to run the labs. For simplicity where going to use a Ubuntu VM. If you download the pre-made VM's for Virtual Box or VMware they will include both Ansible and Terraform pre-installed. If you choose to use WSL/HyperV you will need to install both Terraform and Ansible.

Virtual Box Image

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VMware Image

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If you do not have Virtual Box OR VMware workstation / Fusion you can install one of them following the instructions below.

<aside> đź’ˇ Virtual Box is free and there is no reason to buy VMware workstation for these labs.

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Install Virtual Box (FREE)

Downloads - Oracle VM VirtualBox

Install on Windows

choco install virtualbox

Install on MacOS

brew install virtualbox

Install on Linux

sudo apt-get install software–properties–common
wget -q <https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc> -O- | sudo apt-key add -
wget -q <https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc> -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository "deb <http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian> bionic contrib"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-6.1

Install VMware Workstation / Fusion