Ubuntu 22.04.1 Server
Download the current LTS version of Ubuntu Server.
Configure it with a larger than default drive (20G, 2 CPUs and 2GiB Ram)
Default Installation Except For
Update to the new installer
create a rangeuser sudo user
Install OpenSSH Server
No Server Snaps
disable ipv6
sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1
sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=1
sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=1
pull down the following script and execute
shutdown, remove CD and take a snapshot called base