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  • 1.  Inspect contents of .vib before installation

    Posted Nov 22, 2013 07:06 AM

    I would like to install community-created .vib files, e.g. this one:

    Configure ESXi 5.0 as NTP server

    Call me sceptical, but I'd like to verify the contents of a .vib before installing it on servers to ensure it only installs the files it says it will in the description and nothing else.  When I open it in a text editor, there are parts I can't read. 

    What's the easiest way to verify the content of a vib?



  • 2.  RE: Inspect contents of .vib before installation
    Best Answer

    Posted Nov 22, 2013 07:44 AM

    Found solution.  .vib file is basically just an archive containing an archive.  Ended up extracting it with "The Unarchiver" on OS X.

    Linux extraction instructions here:

    http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2011/11/29/how-to-create-your-own-vib-files/