Ubuntu v24 Host Setup

Here are the minimal steps to setup a clean Ubuntu VM.

Update Packages

Do this before anything else, to ensure the latest package versions are used.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Net Tools

We will install net-tools on each host, for diagnostic purposes.

sudo apt install net-tools

Ubuntu: SSH Server

See this page for setting up the SSH Server: Ubuntu: SSH Server

Static IP Address

See this page to set a static IP address: Ubuntu: Setup Static IP Address

Setting the Host Name

See this page for how to set the hostname: Ubuntu: Set Hostname

Static IP Address

See this page to set a static IP address: Ubuntu: Setup Static IP Address