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+#####################
+Install Common Packer
+#####################
+
+Deploy common-packer in the ci-management repository's packer directory as a
+submodule. Installing, upgrading, and rolling back changes is simple via the
+versioned git tags.
+
+#. Choose a common packer version to install
+
+ .. code-block:: bash
+
+ COMMON_PACKER_VERSION=v0.1.0
+
+#. Clone common-packer into ci-management repo
+
+ .. code-block:: bash
+
+ cd packer/
+ git submodule add https://github.com/lfit/releng-common-packer common-packer
+
+ # Checkout the version of common-packer you wish to deploy
+ cd common-packer
+ git checkout $COMMON_PACKER_VERSION
+
+#. Commit common-packer version to the ci-managment repo
+
+ .. code-block:: bash
+
+ cd ../..
+ git add packer/common-packer
+ git commit -sm "Install common-packer $COMMON_PACKER_VERSION"
+
+#. Push the patch to ci-management for review
+
+ .. code-block:: bash
+
+ git review