diff --git a/definitions/centos-59-x64-vbox4210-nocm/postinstall.sh b/definitions/centos-59-x64-vbox4210-nocm/postinstall.sh
index 47f5ac3..0a9c8b3 100644
--- a/definitions/centos-59-x64-vbox4210-nocm/postinstall.sh
+++ b/definitions/centos-59-x64-vbox4210-nocm/postinstall.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ yum -y install gcc bzip2 make kernel-devel-`uname -r`
 #yum -y update
 #yum -y upgrade
 
-yum -y install gcc-c++ zlib-devel openssl-devel readline-devel sqlite3-devel
+yum -y install gcc-c++ zlib-devel openssl-devel readline-devel sqlite3-devel curl
 yum -y erase wireless-tools gtk2 libX11 hicolor-icon-theme avahi freetype bitstream-vera-fonts
 yum -y clean all
 
diff --git a/definitions/centos-64-x64-fusion503-nocm/base.sh b/definitions/centos-64-x64-fusion503-nocm/base.sh
index 4aa827d..a96e0e7 100644
--- a/definitions/centos-64-x64-fusion503-nocm/base.sh
+++ b/definitions/centos-64-x64-fusion503-nocm/base.sh
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ enabled=1
 gpgcheck=0
 EOM
 
-yum -y install gcc make gcc-c++ kernel-devel-`uname -r` zlib-devel openssl-devel readline-devel sqlite-devel perl wget dkms
+yum -y install gcc make gcc-c++ kernel-devel-`uname -r` zlib-devel openssl-devel readline-devel sqlite-devel perl wget dkms curl
 
diff --git a/definitions/centos-64-x64-vbox4210-nocm/base.sh b/definitions/centos-64-x64-vbox4210-nocm/base.sh
index 4aa827d..a96e0e7 100644
--- a/definitions/centos-64-x64-vbox4210-nocm/base.sh
+++ b/definitions/centos-64-x64-vbox4210-nocm/base.sh
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ enabled=1
 gpgcheck=0
 EOM
 
-yum -y install gcc make gcc-c++ kernel-devel-`uname -r` zlib-devel openssl-devel readline-devel sqlite-devel perl wget dkms
+yum -y install gcc make gcc-c++ kernel-devel-`uname -r` zlib-devel openssl-devel readline-devel sqlite-devel perl wget dkms curl
 
diff --git a/definitions/debian-607-x64-vbox4210-nocm/base.sh b/definitions/debian-607-x64-vbox4210-nocm/base.sh
index f1ca1bd..bcee4b1 100644
--- a/definitions/debian-607-x64-vbox4210-nocm/base.sh
+++ b/definitions/debian-607-x64-vbox4210-nocm/base.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 apt-get -y update
 apt-get -y install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential
 apt-get -y install zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline5-dev
-apt-get -y install curl unzip
+apt-get -y install curl unzip ntpdate
 apt-get clean
 
 # Set up sudo
diff --git a/definitions/debian-607-x64-vf503-nocm/base.sh b/definitions/debian-607-x64-vf503-nocm/base.sh
index f1ca1bd..bcee4b1 100644
--- a/definitions/debian-607-x64-vf503-nocm/base.sh
+++ b/definitions/debian-607-x64-vf503-nocm/base.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 apt-get -y update
 apt-get -y install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential
 apt-get -y install zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline5-dev
-apt-get -y install curl unzip
+apt-get -y install curl unzip ntpdate
 apt-get clean
 
 # Set up sudo
diff --git a/definitions/debian-70rc1-x64-vbox4210-nocm/base.sh b/definitions/debian-70rc1-x64-vbox4210-nocm/base.sh
index 351daed..9ae1aa1 100644
--- a/definitions/debian-70rc1-x64-vbox4210-nocm/base.sh
+++ b/definitions/debian-70rc1-x64-vbox4210-nocm/base.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 apt-get -y update
 apt-get -y install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential
 apt-get -y install zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline-gplv2-dev
-apt-get -y install curl unzip
+apt-get -y install curl unzip ntpdate
 
 # Set up sudo
 echo 'vagrant ALL=NOPASSWD:ALL' > /etc/sudoers.d/vagrant
diff --git a/definitions/debian-70rc1-x64-vf503-nocm/base.sh b/definitions/debian-70rc1-x64-vf503-nocm/base.sh
index 351daed..9ae1aa1 100644
--- a/definitions/debian-70rc1-x64-vf503-nocm/base.sh
+++ b/definitions/debian-70rc1-x64-vf503-nocm/base.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 apt-get -y update
 apt-get -y install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential
 apt-get -y install zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline-gplv2-dev
-apt-get -y install curl unzip
+apt-get -y install curl unzip ntpdate
 
 # Set up sudo
 echo 'vagrant ALL=NOPASSWD:ALL' > /etc/sudoers.d/vagrant
diff --git a/definitions/fedora-18-x64-vbox4210-nocm/postinstall.sh b/definitions/fedora-18-x64-vbox4210-nocm/postinstall.sh
index 277f68b..ffa5799 100644
--- a/definitions/fedora-18-x64-vbox4210-nocm/postinstall.sh
+++ b/definitions/fedora-18-x64-vbox4210-nocm/postinstall.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ yum -y update --exclude kernel*
 yum -y install \
   wget \
   tar \
-  bzip2
+  bzip2 \
+  curl
 
 cd /tmp
 wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/$VBOX_VERSION/VBoxGuestAdditions_$VBOX_VERSION.iso
diff --git a/definitions/fedora-18-x64-vf503-nocm/base.sh b/definitions/fedora-18-x64-vf503-nocm/base.sh
index 37045af..e98cd92 100644
--- a/definitions/fedora-18-x64-vf503-nocm/base.sh
+++ b/definitions/fedora-18-x64-vf503-nocm/base.sh
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ sed -i "s/enabled=0/enabled=1/" /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates-testing.repo
 # image will refuse to start under Vagrant.
 yum -y update --exclude kernel*
 
-yum -y install gcc make gcc-c++ kernel-devel-`uname -r` zlib-devel openssl-devel readline-devel sqlite-devel perl wget dkms tar bzip2 net-tools
+yum -y install gcc make gcc-c++ kernel-devel-`uname -r` zlib-devel openssl-devel readline-devel sqlite-devel perl wget dkms tar bzip2 net-tools curl
 
diff --git a/definitions/sles-11sp1-x64-vbox4210-nocm/postinstall.sh b/definitions/sles-11sp1-x64-vbox4210-nocm/postinstall.sh
index ad1439d..9caadec 100644
--- a/definitions/sles-11sp1-x64-vbox4210-nocm/postinstall.sh
+++ b/definitions/sles-11sp1-x64-vbox4210-nocm/postinstall.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ date > /etc/vagrant_box_build_time
 # remove zypper locks on removed packages to avoid later dependency problems
 zypper --non-interactive rl  \*
 
+zypper in curl
+
 # install vagrant key
 echo -e "\ninstall vagrant key ..."
 mkdir -m 0700 /home/vagrant/.ssh
diff --git a/definitions/ubuntu-server-10044-x64-fusion503-nocm/base.sh b/definitions/ubuntu-server-10044-x64-fusion503-nocm/base.sh
index 3d1c412..258d450 100644
--- a/definitions/ubuntu-server-10044-x64-fusion503-nocm/base.sh
+++ b/definitions/ubuntu-server-10044-x64-fusion503-nocm/base.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ apt-get -y update
 apt-get -y upgrade
 apt-get -y install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential
 apt-get -y install zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline5-dev
+apt-get -y curl
 apt-get clean
 
 # Setup sudo to allow no-password sudo for "admin"
diff --git a/definitions/ubuntu-server-10044-x64-vbox4210-nocm/postinstall.sh b/definitions/ubuntu-server-10044-x64-vbox4210-nocm/postinstall.sh
index 2a3627f..af76776 100644
--- a/definitions/ubuntu-server-10044-x64-vbox4210-nocm/postinstall.sh
+++ b/definitions/ubuntu-server-10044-x64-vbox4210-nocm/postinstall.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ rm VBoxGuestAdditions_$VBOX_VERSION.iso
 apt-get -y update
 apt-get -y upgrade
 apt-get -y install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential
-apt-get -y install zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline5-dev
+apt-get -y install zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline5-dev curl
 apt-get clean
 
 # Setup sudo to allow no-password sudo for "admin"