[DRE-maint] Bug#1049999: Bug#1104105: cloud.debian.org: please update vagrant testing / trixie boxes

[Filippo Giunchedi]

Hello Lucas,

On Sat, Apr 26, 2025 at 10:02:57PM +0200, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> > [0] https://portal.cloud.hashicorp.com/vagrant/discover/debian/testing64
> 
> I tried to update the image, but again ran into issues with
> authenticatiing on the Hashicorp cloud. This is so frustrating. Back in
> January, HashiCorp broke authentication for free versions of Vagrant for
> several weeks (<< 2.4), and I had to use the non-free version to update
> the image. I still managed to upload the new version manually using the web
> interface.

Thank you for that -- much appreciated also given how many hoops uploading
requires now :(

> 
> As I said in #1049999, I gave up on maintaining Vagrant. I'm also
> giving up on maintaining Debian images. If someone wants to take over,
> the tooling at
> https://salsa.debian.org/cloud-team/debian-vagrant-images/ still works
> (except for the upload part) and I can walk you through it if needed.
> 
> But Vagrant is now non-free, has a limited future in Debian, and I would
> urge anybody looking at it to investigate alternatives.
> 
> Personnally, I switched to Incus and since I missed a declarative way to
> describe my environments, I wrote Incant, a Vagrant-inspired frontend
> that brings that to Incus. (See https://github.com/lnussbaum/incant/)
> Also Incus has an image for Debian trixie uploaded on a regular basis
> (daily I think).

I was already planning on moving away from Vagrant and this might be the last
straw, I'll be looking at Incus and Incant

best,
Filippo