The source virtualbox-iso is unknown by Packer, but plugin is installed

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Overview of the Issue

packer build failes with message "The source virtualbox-iso is unknown by Packer, and is likely part of a plugin
that is not installed." despite plugin was installed by "packer init" command.

Reproduction Steps

use template with virtualbox-iso builder

1.11.0

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Operating system and Environment details

Windows 11

Log Fragments and crash.log files

C:\actions-runner\_work\tsunami\tsunami\images\cmep>packer init -upgrade C:\actions-runner\_work\tsunami\tsunami\images\cmep\virtualbox.pkr.hcl 
2024/08/17 00:19:19 [INFO] Packer version: 1.11.0 [go1.21.10 windows amd64]
2024/08/17 00:[19](https://github.com/Sergiy-Kalinkin-GWQ347_moto/tsunami/actions/runs/10429475592/job/28886945152#step:4:20):19 [INFO] PACKER_CONFIG env var not set; checking the default config file path
2024/08/17 00:19:19 [INFO] PACKER_CONFIG env var set; attempting to open config file: C:\Users\GITHUB_RUNNER\AppData\Roaming\packer.config
[20](https://github.com/Sergiy-Kalinkin-GWQ347_moto/tsunami/actions/runs/10429475592/job/28886945152#step:4:21)24/08/17 00:19:19 [WARN] Config file doesn't exist: C:\Users\GITHUB_RUNNER\AppData\Roaming\packer.config
2024/08/17 00:19:19 [INFO] Setting cache directory: C:\actions-runner\_work\tsunami\tsunami\images\cmep\packer_cache
e: cannot determine if process is in background: Process background check error: not implemented yet
2024/08/17 00:19:19 [TRACE] init: plugingetter.ListInstallationsOptions{PluginDirectory:"C:\\Users\\GITHUB_RUNNER\\AppData\\Roaming\\packer.d\\plugins", BinaryInstallationOptions:plugingetter.BinaryInstallationOptions{APIVersionMajor:"5", APIVersionMinor:"0", OS:"windows", ARCH:"amd64", Ext:".exe", Checksummers:[]plugingetter.Checksummer{plugingetter.Checksummer{Type:"sha256", Hash:(*sha256.digest)(0xc000627f00)}}, ReleasesOnly:true}}
2024/08/17 00:19:19 [TRACE] listing potential installations for "github.com/hashicorp/vagrant" that match ">= 1.1.0". plugingetter.ListInstallationsOptions{PluginDirectory:"C:\\Users\\GITHUB_RUNNER\\AppData\\Roaming\\packer.d\\plugins", BinaryInstallationOptions:plugingetter.BinaryInstallationOptions{APIVersionMajor:"5", APIVersionMinor:"0", OS:"windows", ARCH:"amd64", Ext:".exe", Checksummers:[]plugingetter.Checksummer{plugingetter.Checksummer{Type:"sha256", Hash:(*sha256.digest)(0xc000627f00)}}, ReleasesOnly:true}}
2024/08/17 00:19:19 Directory "C:\\Users\\GITHUB_RUNNER\\AppData\\Roaming\\packer.d\\plugins\\github.com\\hashicorp" does not exist, the plugin likely isn't installed locally yet.
2024/08/17 00:19:19 [TRACE] getting available versions for the github.com/hashicorp/vagrant plugin
Warning: 7 00:19:19 [WARNING] github-getter: no GitHub token set, if you intend to install plugins often, please set the PACKER_GITHUB_API_TOKEN env var
2024/08/17 00:19:19 [DEBUG] github-getter: getting "https://api.github.com/repos/hashicorp/packer-plugin-vagrant/git/matching-refs/tags"
2024/08/17 00:19:20 [DEBUG] will try to install: [1.1.4 1.1.2 1.1.1 1.1.0]
2024/08/17 00:19:20 [TRACE] fetching checksums file for the "1.1.4" version of the github.com/hashicorp/vagrant plugin in "C:\\Users\\GITHUB_RUNNER\\AppData\\Roaming\\packer.d\\plugins\\github.com\\hashicorp\\vagrant"...
2024/08/17 00:19:20 [DEBUG] github-getter: getting "https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-vagrant/releases/download/v1.1.4/packer-plugin-vagrant_v1.1.4_SHA256SUMS"
2024/08/17 00:19:20 [TRACE] About to get: packer-plugin-vagrant_v1.1.4_x5.0_windows_amd64.zip
2024/08/17 00:19:20 [DEBUG] github-getter: getting "https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-vagrant/releases/download/v1.1.4/packer-plugin-vagrant_v1.1.4_x5.0_windows_amd64.zip"
2024/08/17 00:19:22 [INFO] (telemetry) Finalizing.
Installed plugin github.com/hashicorp/vagrant v1.1.4 in "C:/Users/GITHUB_RUNNER/AppData/Roaming/packer.d/plugins/github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/packer-plugin-vagrant_v1.1.4_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe"
2024/08/17 00:19:22 waiting for all plugin processes to complete...

C:\actions-runner\_work\tsunami\tsunami\images\cmep>packer build -force -var iso_url=C:\Users\GITHUB_RUNNER\Downloads\MEP-RHEL-Live-Image-3.0.465-1.iso -var iso_checksum=5cc32a4198ca697d924e1f1d43143660efb2ae3a0ab160d7bfcabe3bacaa75ba -var cmep_version=3.0.465 -var build_version=2024.230.17408 C:\actions-runner\_work\tsunami\tsunami\images\cmep\ 
2024/08/17 00:19:22 [INFO] Packer version: 1.11.0 [go1.[21](https://github.com/Sergiy-Kalinkin-GWQ347_moto/tsunami/actions/runs/10429475592/job/28886945152#step:4:22).10 windows amd64]
2024/08/17 00:19:22 [INFO] PACKER_CONFIG env var not set; checking the default config file path
2024/08/17 00:19:[22](https://github.com/Sergiy-Kalinkin-GWQ347_moto/tsunami/actions/runs/10429475592/job/28886945152#step:4:23) [INFO] PACKER_CONFIG env var set; attempting to open config file: C:\Users\GITHUB_RUNNER\AppData\Roaming\packer.config
2024/08/17 00:19:22 [WARN] Config file doesn't exist: C:\Users\GITHUB_RUNNER\AppData\Roaming\packer.config
2024/08/17 00:19:22 [INFO] Setting cache directory: C:\actions-runner\_work\tsunami\tsunami\images\cmep\packer_cache
e: cannot determine if process is in background: Process background check error: not implemented yet
2024/08/17 00:19:22 [TRACE] listing potential installations for "github.com/hashicorp/vagrant" that match ">= 1.1.0". plugingetter.ListInstallationsOptions{PluginDirectory:"C:\\Users\\GITHUB_RUNNER\\AppData\\Roaming\\packer.d\\plugins", BinaryInstallationOptions:plugingetter.BinaryInstallationOptions{APIVersionMajor:"5", APIVersionMinor:"0", OS:"windows", ARCH:"amd64", Ext:".exe", Checksummers:[]plugingetter.Checksummer{plugingetter.Checksummer{Type:"sha256", Hash:(*sha256.digest)(0xc000715f80)}}, ReleasesOnly:false}}
2024/08/17 00:19:[23](https://github.com/Sergiy-Kalinkin-GWQ347_moto/tsunami/actions/runs/10429475592/job/28886945152#step:4:24) [TRACE] Found the following "github.com/hashicorp/vagrant" installations: [{C:\Users\GITHUB_RUNNER\AppData\Roaming\packer.d\plugins\github.com\hashicorp\vagrant\packer-plugin-vagrant_v1.1.4_x5.0_windows_amd64.exe v1.1.4 x5.0}]
20[24](https://github.com/Sergiy-Kalinkin-GWQ347_moto/tsunami/actions/runs/10429475592/job/28886945152#step:4:25)/08/17 00:19:23 [INFO] found external [-packer-default-plugin-name-] builders from vagrant plugin
2024/08/17 00:19:23 [INFO] found external [-packer-default-plugin-name- cloud registry] post-processors from vagrant plugin
2024/08/17 00:19:23 [TRACE] listing potential installations for <nil> that match "". plugingetter.ListInstallationsOptions{PluginDirectory:"C:\\Users\\GITHUB_RUNNER\\AppData\\Roaming\\packer.d\\plugins", BinaryInstallationOptions:plugingetter.BinaryInstallationOptions{APIVersionMajor:"5", APIVersionMinor:"0", OS:"windows", ARCH:"amd64", Ext:".exe", Checksummers:[]plugingetter.Checksummer{plugingetter.Checksummer{Type:"sha[25](https://github.com/Sergiy-Kalinkin-GWQ347_moto/tsunami/actions/runs/10429475592/job/28886945152#step:4:26)6", Hash:(*sha256.digest)(0xc00057c300)}}, ReleasesOnly:false}}
2024/08/17 00:19:23 [INFO] found external [-packer-default-plugin-name-] builders from vagrant plugin
2024/08/17 00:19:23 [INFO] found external [-packer-default-plugin-name- cloud registry] post-processors from vagrant plugin
2024/08/17 00:19:23 [TRACE] validateValue: not active for iso_url, so skipping
2024/08/17 00:19:23 [TRACE] validateValue: not active for iso_checksum, so skipping
2024/08/17 00:19:23 [TRACE] validateValue: not active for cmep_version, so skipping
2024/08/17 00:19:23 [TRACE] validateValue: not active for build_version, so skipping

  on C:\actions-runner\_work\tsunami\tsunami\images\cmep\virtualbox.pkr.hcl line 83:
  (source code not available)

The source virtualbox-iso is unknown by Packer, and is likely part of a plugin
that is not installed.
You may find the needed plugin along with installation instructions documented
on the Packer integrations page.

https://developer.hashicorp.com/packer/integrations?filter=virtualbox

2024/08/17 00:19:23 [INFO] (telemetry) Finalizing.
Error: Unknown source type virtualbox-iso

  on C:\actions-runner\_work\tsunami\tsunami\images\cmep\virtualbox.pkr.hcl line 83:
  (source code not available)

The source virtualbox-iso is unknown by Packer, and is likely part of a plugin
that is not installed.
You may find the needed plugin along with installation instructions documented
on the Packer integrations page.

https://developer.hashicorp.com/packer/integrations?filter=virtualbox


2024/08/17 00:19:23 waiting for all plugin processes to complete...
Error: Process completed with exit code 1.

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