virt-install can not really install unattended. 1. it installs inside a VM, which was the whole point of VMBuilder, that his is not neccessary. Ok, overlooking this one... 2. It relies on preseed or kickstart. These methods have other glitches, removing any advantages of a VMBuilder like approach. -- http://www.fastmail.fm - One of many happy users: http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/quotes.html