Ubuntu Host Setup

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

Note: These instructions are tested on on Ubuntu v22 through v24.
They may require updates for other versions.

Update Packages

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

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

Setting the Host Name

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

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