Yep. Here's the complete container capable of your requirements. Be aware that the Kernel of the Host and the Container do match. Also you will need a valid license from Vagrant (vagrant.lic)
FROM ubuntu:16.04
ARG VAGRANT_VERSION=1.9.5
ARG PACKER_VERSION=1.0.3
ARG VMWARE_WORKSTATION_VERSION=12.5.7-5813279
COPY vagrant.lic /root/vagrant.lic
RUN set -xe \
\
&& apt-get update \
&& apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends --no-install-suggests \
wget \
unzip \
ca-certificates \
libxinerama1 \
libxtst6 \
libxcursor1 \
libxi6 \
libfuse2 \
build-essential \
net-tools \
linux-headers-$(uname -r) \
linux-image-$(uname -r) \
\
&& wget -q https://releases.hashicorp.com/vagrant/${VAGRANT_VERSION}/vagrant_${VAGRANT_VERSION}_x86_64.deb -O /tmp/vagrant.deb \
&& dpkg -i /tmp/vagrant.deb \
\
&& wget -q https://releases.hashicorp.com/packer/${PACKER_VERSION}/packer_${PACKER_VERSION}_linux_amd64.zip -O /tmp/packer.zip \
&& unzip /tmp/packer.zip -d /usr/bin/ \
\
&& vagrant plugin install vagrant-vmware-workstation \
&& vagrant plugin license vagrant-vmware-workstation /root/vagrant.lic \
\
&& wget -q https://download3.vmware.com/software/wkst/file/VMware-Workstation-Full-${VMWARE_WORKSTATION_VERSION}.x86_64.bundle -O /tmp/VMWareWorkstation.bundle \
&& chmod +x /tmp/VMWareWorkstation.bundle \
&& /tmp/VMWareWorkstation.bundle --console --required --eulas-agreed \
\
&& apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
VOLUME /root
VOLUME /tmp
CMD ["/bin/bash"]
Container need to be started with the the following flags:
--privileged
--network=host
Within the container, before calling the packer build do
/usr/bin/vmware-modconfig --console --install-all || true
/etc/init.d/vmware start || true
/etc/init.d/vmware-workstation-server start
/etc/init.d/vmware-USBArbitrator start
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx --new-sn PASTE-YOUR-SERIAL
