Will Ubuntu 24.04 cloud-image release KVM version

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 have released KVM versions (QCow2 UEFI/GPT Bootable disk image with linux-kvm KVM optimised kernel) of cloud-image, but not 24.04.

Will this be available in the future?

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Starting in Mantic, 23.10, linux-kvm variants were dropped

  1. the linux-kvm kernel variant was dropped, merging with linux-virtual. linux-kvm is now a transitional package: Ubuntu – Details of package linux-kvm in mantic
  2. the cloud-images then dropped the linux-kvm builds entirely, as the only difference was the kernel. Minimal images also moved to installing linux-virtual. release note: Mantic Minotaur Release Notes (sorry, no anchor, but searching 'kvm" will find it)
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hi i am using cloud init cli but , i want to use it my code base with kvm i was wondering if there is any api for that.

I am not sure what you meant exactly but I’d recommend to check cloud-init documentation, everything that you can do with it is in there. For instance, you can search for kvm:

https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/search.html?q=kvm&check_keywords=yes&area=default

Hi

I use my WordPress website on Ubuntu 22.04 in aws lightsail. (Plesk)
https://www.sensoware.com

Does upgrading the server to Ubuntu 24 make any increase in site speed?

Sorry for my ignorance… Does that mean I now should install linux-kvm package after installing the “normal” cloud img file on Proxmox? I’m confused.

No, there is absolutely no need to install the linux-kvm package.

the linux-kvm kernel flavor has been deprecated. In 23.10 and forward, linux-kvm is a transitional package that installs linux-virtual. linux-virtual is the kernel in the .img qcow2 image on cloud-images.ubuntu.com. There is nothing you need to do to import the image into Proxmox

The image should work perfectly fine out of the box in most virtualized environments. if you have issues with the image, please open a ticket on cloud-images in Launchpad

Hello, I have a question about the cloud-init in this image https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/24.04/release-20241004/ubuntu-24.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img, it includes Cloud-init v. 24.3.1-0ubuntu0~24.04.2, but I compared the code with GitHub - canonical/cloud-init at ubuntu/24.3.1-0ubuntu0_24.04.2, there are differences, for example, the code does not contains the completed changes of “feat: single process optimization #5489”, could anyone tell me why they are different?

On Ubuntu changes that might break existing users are patched out of old series. The change that you are referencing was released after 24.04, hence it was patched out given the significant impact.

Ok, I got it, thanks a lot.