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+#!/bin/bash -xe
+
+# Don't use /tmp/ - some templates do node reboot
+if [ -f /done_ubuntu_base ] ; then
+  echo "INFO: ubuntu_base already finished.Skipping.."
+  exit 0
+fi
+#
+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} bionic main restricted universe" > /etc/apt/sources.list
+echo "deb [arch=amd64] ${UBUNTU_BASEURL} bionic-updates main restricted universe" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
+echo "deb [arch=amd64] ${UBUNTU_BASEURL} bionic-security main restricted universe" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
+#echo "deb [arch=amd64] ${UBUNTU_BASEURL} bionic-backports main restricted universe" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
+
+apt-get clean
+apt-get update
+
+# Useful tools
+EXTRA_PKGS="byobu curl ethtool iputils-ping lsof strace tcpdump traceroute wget iptables"
+# Pretty tools
+EXTRA_PKGS="${EXTRA_PKGS} byobu htop tmux tree vim-nox mc eatmydata"
+# Common prerequisites
+# growlvm.py dependencies
+GROWLVM_PKGS="python3-jsonschema python3-yaml"
+EXTRA_PKGS="$EXTRA_PKGS $GROWLVM_PKGS gnupg2 apt-transport-https libmnl0 python3-apt python3-psutil acpid virt-what dbus bridge-utils vlan ifenslave"
+apt-get -y install ${EXTRA_PKGS}
+
+# Cleanup old kernels, ensure latest is installed via metapackage package
+if [ ! -f /tmp/no_install_kernel ]; then
+    apt-get purge -y linux-image-* linux-headers-* | grep -v 'is not installed, so not removed'
+    #apt-get install -y linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 linux-image-extra-virtual-hwe-18.04 linux-headers-generic-hwe-18.04
+    apt-get install -y linux-image-virtual  linux-image-extra-virtual linux-headers-generic
+    # 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
+
+# Setup cloud-init
+apt-get -y install cloud-init
+
+# FIXME: move to cluster model
+# Disable services
+disable_services="apt-daily.timer apt-daily-upgrade.timer lxc.service snapd.service snapd.socket open-iscsi.service tgt.service iscsid.service"
+for s in ${disable_services}; do
+  systemctl disable ${s} || true
+  systemctl stop ${s} || true
+done
+
+touch /done_ubuntu_base