VMware Image – Ubuntu Server 6.10 (Edgy Eft)

This is a standard install of ubuntu 6.10 server, in a 63MB package!

This VM can be usefull for quickly deploying a base operating system from a small package, and with a minimal configuration time (about 2 minutes).
Some steps were taken to reduce the archive size down to a minimum:

• Some temporary data has been removed from /var (namely apt cache, installer logs, etc).
• The filesystem has been created as ext2 and the ext3 journal is created at first boot.
• The partition was also cloned to a new .vmdk as a part of the shrink process.
• The archive is in 7-Zip format (GPL – search you package manager or grab it from http://www.7-zip.org).

The VMware tools were also installed.

Login details:
(sudo user, not root)
username: notroot
password: notroot

Automated Setup
On first login, a small configure script will automaticly:

• Recreate the ext3 journal in root filesystem and update fstab
• Read the new mac address for network interface eth0 and update iftab.
• Run the ~/setup.sh script (available at any time):
  This setup script will enable you to (re)configure: keyboard, timezone, password for the ‘notroot’ user, hostname *, network interface(s) * and DNS *

* using the file editor, samples provided.

Download

Grab it here: UbuntuServer-6.10.7z (md5 checksum).

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Changelog

14 Dec 2006:

* Fixed: keyboard configuration not applying.
* Updates: minor README.txt changes.

12 Dec 2006:

* Added: VMware tools.
* Added: update iftab with new mac eth0 address.
* Updated: minor README.txt changes.