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An example of using the AWS CLI to find the latest Xenial AMIs for a release in a region with machine consumable output: | An example of using the AWS CLI to find the latest AMIs for a release in a region with machine consumable output: |
Ubuntu Minimal
What are Ubuntu Minimal Cloud Images?
The Ubuntu Minimal Cloud Images are Ubuntu cloud images designed for automated deployment at scale and made available across a range of cloud substrates. Specifically optimised for running on their target substrate, they have extraneous userspace bits removed and streamlined kernels built to boot as fast as possible on that substrate.
With full support for installing from the Ubuntu archive, Ubuntu Minimal Cloud Images have access to the same breadth of software, and the same excellent security maintenance, as the regular cloud images. Combined with full snap support, anything you can do with the regular Ubuntu images, you can do with the minimal images.
For users that require commercial support, Ubuntu Advantage support for Ubuntu Minimal Cloud Images is available on the same terms as regular cloud images.
Where can I find Ubuntu Minimal Cloud Images?
Downloads
Available for download, for use with KVM and LXD, on Bionic and Xenial.
xenial http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/minimal/releases/xenial/release
bionic http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/minimal/releases/bionic/release
Amazon Web Services
Available on AWS, in all regions View of images in us-west-2 (change the region in your console to search other regions):
Command-line list of latest AMI ID per region for a particular release (Xenial in this example):
An example of using the AWS CLI to find the latest AMIs for a release in a region with machine consumable output:
This provides a list of Xenial release images. Change the release name in the --filter option to find other releases (e.g. substitute 'bionic' for 'xenial').
Google Compute Engine
Available on GCE
This provides a list of release images.
Launching Ubuntu Minimal
KVM
When launching the download image from KVM, you will need to specify the virtio network driver.
LXD
First add the new Ubuntu Minimal images simplestreams endpoint:
1 lxc remote add --protocol simplestreams ubuntu-minimal https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/minimal/releases/
Xenial:
Launch the Xenial minimal image:
1 lxc launch ubuntu-minimal:xenial
Bionic:
Launch the Bionic minimal image:
1 lxc launch ubuntu-minimal:bionic
Additional Info
File bugs @ https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-images/+filebug
Minimal (last edited 2022-07-27 16:39:58 by ikapelyukhin)