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we are using this thing — http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ubuntu/dists/focal/main/installer-amd64/current/legacy-images/ http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ubunt

we are using this thing — http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ubuntu/dists/focal/main/installer-amd64/current/legacy-images/ http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ubuntu/dists/focal/main/ins... , it is loaded with PXE. It doesn't put a "customized image of some sort" on servers, it literally iterates through installer steps with the autoanswers provided by preseed file. You might say that it is customized since we wrote a preseed file. Well maybe, but it's not a "customized image". Also we didn't write any specific code to remove unwanted packages. It just doesn't install them. No weird packages like byobu :)

gravitas 6y ago
nod I'll go out on a limb and say "I think you may be somewhat in a minority in 2020" as many in my travels have moved over to an image based deployment methodology - it's not absolute and of course I've not been in every company, just the landscape in general. I wasn't aware Canonical had an "online PXE" flavour that you linked, TIL. I say all this above, but I'm sure there are still shops out there burning ISOs to CDs (maybe USB now!) and hand installing everything - if I've learned anything, it's that nobody seems to agree on how to do stuff the same way. :) Each company is it's own beautiful unique snowflake full of their own design and deployment patterns.
emptysongglass 6y ago
You may be in for a shock using Ubuntu Server 20.04 and later as it has switched to using cloud-init. Preseed files no longer work.
- gravitas 6y ago
  You should be able to use the "Legacy" (their new words) ISO installer. I'd be interested in your results if you get a chance to followup here. http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-legacy-server/releases/20.04/release/ http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-legacy-server/releases/20.0...
- elderbarry 6y ago
  The new format does seem much nicer to my eyes but I suppose tastes vary. A pain to have to change but it looks like good work and a new release is usually required some pressed Hackett anyway.
- tryauuum 6y ago
  They do work. Old installer is marked as legacy but still works.

gravitas 6y ago

nod I'll go out on a limb and say "I think you may be somewhat in a minority in 2020" as many in my travels have moved over to an image based deployment methodology - it's not absolute and of course I've not been in every company, just the landscape in general. I wasn't aware Canonical had an "online PXE" flavour that you linked, TIL. I say all this above, but I'm sure there are still shops out there burning ISOs to CDs (maybe USB now!) and hand installing everything - if I've learned anything, it's that nobody seems to agree on how to do stuff the same way. :) Each company is it's own beautiful unique snowflake full of their own design and deployment patterns.

emptysongglass 6y ago

You may be in for a shock using Ubuntu Server 20.04 and later as it has switched to using cloud-init. Preseed files no longer work.

gravitas 6y ago
You should be able to use the "Legacy" (their new words) ISO installer. I'd be interested in your results if you get a chance to followup here. http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-legacy-server/releases/20.04/release/ http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-legacy-server/releases/20.0...
elderbarry 6y ago
The new format does seem much nicer to my eyes but I suppose tastes vary. A pain to have to change but it looks like good work and a new release is usually required some pressed Hackett anyway.
tryauuum 6y ago
They do work. Old installer is marked as legacy but still works.