README.centos7.sysprep

# 5.11 fails due to #20198
#  "cannot create network; /dev/vboxnet does not exist" 

# SKIP THIS STEP until this bug: https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/20198 allows using the linux 5.11 kernel
#1. update to latest:
#	# dnf distro-sync
#	# reboot
1. add epel repository (to get vagrant & its plugins)
  yum install epel-release

2. install infrastructure software
	vagrant
	vagrant-libvirt
	VirtualBox prerequisite RPMS
	   # yum install kernel-devel kernel-devel-$(uname -r) kernel-headers kernel-headers-$(uname -r) make patch gcc
	   # yum install python2.7 binutils gcc make patch libgomp glibc-headers glibc-devel kernel-headers kernel-devel dkms qt5-qtx11extras libxkbcommon
	   # wget -q https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc -O oracle_vbox.asc
	   # rpm --import oracle_vbox.asc
	   ###create /etc/yum.repos.d/virtualbox.repo
	   ###from: https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo
           --- oracle-virtualbox.repo ---
[oracle-virtualbox]
name=Oracle Linux / RHEL / CentOS-$releasever / $basearch - VirtualBox
baseurl=http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/el/$releasever/$basearch
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
repo_gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox.asc
           --- virtualbox.repo ---
	   # yum install VirtualBox
3. a. set permissions & ownership on /run/libvirt/*sock*
   b. ensure in libvirt, libvirtd, wheel, root, qemu, kvm, vboxusers groups
3. ensure sufficient space
4. pull git repo clone
5. set link to space directory in repo clone
6. build/run