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doc fix for unattended debian/ubuntu installer linkrot (#13023)

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* doc fix for unattended debian/ubuntu installer linkrot

the links for chef-maintained preseeds/autoinstallers for debian/ubuntu both rotted. i'm just getting started with packer, so i hope this edit is accurate.

* Remove webarchive links for legacy JSON

When possible point users to HCL2 templates for getting started examples.

* As per the style guide aim for inclusive language

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Co-authored-by: Wilken Rivera <dev@wilkenrivera.com>
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@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ local fileserver for your virtual machine to be able to access. One very common
use for this directory is to use it to provide your preseed file.
You then reference the file using a `boot_command` to kick off the installation.
In the example below, see how the `preseed/url` command line option is being
In the example below, the `preseed/url` command line option is being
used in the `/install/vmlinuz command`. The `{{ .HTTPIP }}` and
`{{ .HTTPPort }}` options are special Packer template options that will get set
by Packer to point to the HTTP server we create, so that your boot command can
access it. For an example of a working boot_command, see the Examples section
below. For more information on how boot_command works, see the
access it. For an example of a working boot_command, refer to the Examples section
below. For more information on how boot_command works, refer to the
boot_command section of the docs for whatever builder you are using.
## What does Packer _need_ the preseed file to do?
@ -171,6 +171,5 @@ containing the "http" directory.
],
```
For more functional examples of a debian preseeded installation, you can see the
Chef-maintained bento boxes for [Debian](https://github.com/chef/bento/tree/master/packer_templates/debian)
and [Ubuntu](https://github.com/chef/bento/tree/master/packer_templates/ubuntu)
For more functional examples of a Debian preseeded installation, you can refer to the Chef-maintained [bento](https://github.com/chef/bento#using-packer) box [preseed](https://github.com/chef/bento/blob/6fe9fa20d1f37e916a7babdee87c89ba38ce54a4/packer_templates/http/debian/preseed.cfg),
the Ubuntu [autoinstall config](https://github.com/chef/bento/blob/6fe9fa20d1f37e916a7babdee87c89ba38ce54a4/packer_templates/http/ubuntu/user-data), their [builders](https://github.com/chef/bento/blob/6fe9fa20d1f37e916a7babdee87c89ba38ce54a4/packer_templates/pkr-builder.pkr.hcl).