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+#!/bin/bash -xe
+
+UBUNTU_BASEURL="${UBUNTU_BASEURL:-mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt}"
+
+## Base packages and setup
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+echo -e '#!/bin/sh\nexit 101' > /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d
+chmod +x /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d
+
+# Configure apt. Please refer to
+# https://github.com/Mirantis/reclass-system-salt-model/blob/master/linux/system/single/debian.yml
+# and keep those structures with same naming convention - to prevent
+# misconfiguration between base system and salt state.
+echo "Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order gz;" >/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99compression-workaround-salt
+echo "Acquire::EnableSrvRecords false;" >/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99enablesrvrecords-false
+echo "Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth 0;" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99aws-s3-mirrors-workaround-salt
+echo "APT::Install-Recommends false;" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99dont_install_recommends-salt
+echo "APT::Install-Suggests false;" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99dont_install_suggests-salt
+echo "Acquire::Languages none;" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99dont_acquire_all_languages-salt
+echo "APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists 0;" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99dont_update_package_list-salt
+echo "APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages 0;" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99dont_update_download_upg_packages-salt
+echo "APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade 0;" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99disable_unattended_upgrade-salt
+
+sysctl -w fs.file-max=100000
+# Overwrite default mirrors
+echo "deb [arch=amd64] ${UBUNTU_BASEURL} xenial main restricted multiverse universe" > /etc/apt/sources.list
+echo "deb [arch=amd64] ${UBUNTU_BASEURL} xenial-updates main restricted multiverse universe" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
+echo "deb [arch=amd64] ${UBUNTU_BASEURL} xenial-security main restricted multiverse universe" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
+#echo "deb [arch=amd64] ${UBUNTU_BASEURL} xenial-backports main restricted multiverse universe" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
+echo '127.0.0.1 localhost' >> /etc/hosts
+echo '127.0.0.1 cfg01 cfg' >> /etc/hosts
+
+apt-get clean
+apt-get update
+
+# Useful tools
+apt-get -y install byobu curl ethtool htop iputils-ping lsof strace tcpdump tmux traceroute tree vim-nox wget
+# Install common prerequisites
+apt-get -y install apt-transport-https libmnl0 python-apt python-m2crypto python-psutil acpid
+
+# Cleanup old kernels, ensure latest is installed via virtual package
+if [ ! -f /tmp/no_install_kernel ]; then
+    apt-get purge -y linux-image-* linux-headers-*
+    apt-get install -y linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial linux-image-extra-virtual-lts-xenial
+
+    # Update grub cmdline
+    sed -i 's|GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=.*|GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8"|g' /etc/default/grub
+    sed -i 's|GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=.*|GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8"|g' /etc/default/grub
+    update-grub
+fi
+
+apt-get -y upgrade
+apt-get -y dist-upgrade
+
+apt-get autoremove --purge
+
+# Tmux fixes
+cat << 'EOF' >> /etc/tmux.conf
+set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
+set -g set-titles on
+set -g xterm-keys on
+EOF
+
+# Setup cloud-init
+apt-get -y install cloud-init
+
+# Disable apt-daily
+systemctl disable apt-daily.timer