diff --git a/dist/tools/packer/preseed.cfg b/dist/tools/packer/preseed.cfg
index faaa60cd23..56f4253e9d 100644
--- a/dist/tools/packer/preseed.cfg
+++ b/dist/tools/packer/preseed.cfg
@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@ d-i user-setup/allow-password-weak boolean true
 d-i user-setup/encrypt-home boolean false
 d-i passwd/user-default-groups string adm cdrom dialout lxd plugdev sudo
 
-d-i pkgsel/include string openssh-server ntp curl nfs-common linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential perl dkms \
-    pcregrep libpcre3 python3 git gcc-arm-none-eabi gcc-msp430 unzip vim \
-    qemu-system-x86 g++-multilib gcc-multilib build-essential gcc-avr binutils-avr avr-libc \
-    avrdude doxygen cppcheck python-setuptools libusb-1.0-0 libusb-1.0-0-dev libftdi1 libftdi-dev \
-    libftdipp1-dev libftdipp1-2v5 libhidapi-dev libhidapi-hidraw0 libhidapi-libusb0 make cmake \
-    autotools-dev autoconf pkg-config jimsh libtool valgrind openocd python-serial python3-serial python-setuptools
+d-i pkgsel/include string openssh-server ntp curl nfs-common build-essential \
+    linux-headers-$(uname -r) perl dkms pcregrep libpcre3 python3 git vim \
+    gcc-arm-none-eabi gcc-msp430 unzip qemu-system-x86 g++-multilib \
+    gcc-multilib gcc-avr binutils-avr avr-libc avrdude doxygen cppcheck \
+    python-setuptools libusb-1.0-0 libusb-1.0-0-dev libudev-dev libftdi1 \
+    libftdi-dev libftdipp1-dev libftdipp1-2v5 libhidapi-dev libhidapi-hidraw0 \
+    libhidapi-libusb0 cmake autotools-dev autoconf pkg-config jimsh libtool \
+    valgrind openocd python-serial python3-serial
+
 d-i pkgsel/install-language-support boolean false
 d-i pkgsel/update-policy select none
 d-i pkgsel/upgrade select full-upgrade
diff --git a/dist/tools/packer/riot.json b/dist/tools/packer/riot.json
index 3f2625f17a..897ed16d1a 100644
--- a/dist/tools/packer/riot.json
+++ b/dist/tools/packer/riot.json
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@
     "cpus": "1",
     "disk_size": "65536",
     "headless": "true",
-    "iso_checksum": "de5ee8665048f009577763efbf4a6f0558833e59",
+    "iso_checksum": "f529548fa7468f2d8413b8427d8e383b830df5f6",
     "iso_checksum_type": "sha1",
-    "iso_name": "ubuntu-16.04.1-server-amd64.iso",
+    "iso_name": "ubuntu-16.04.2-server-amd64.iso",
     "iso_path": "/Volumes/Storage/software/ubuntu",
-    "iso_url": "http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/ubuntu-16.04.1-server-amd64.iso",
-    "memory": "512",
+    "iso_url": "http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/ubuntu-16.04.2-server-amd64.iso",
+    "memory": "1024",
     "preseed" : "preseed.cfg",
     "hostname": "vagrant",
     "ssh_fullname": "vagrant",