Continuing the support for cloud platforms, the Canonical has announced availability of a minimal Ubuntu image for cloud platforms and operations. The minimal Ubuntu images are 50% smaller comparing to standard server images and boots 40% faster than standard image.
The minimal Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 images are now available for Amazon EC2, Google Compute Engine (GCE), LXD and KVM/OpenStack. While these images are smaller in footprint, it provides complete compatibility with the standard images. The 29MB Docker image for Minimal Ubuntu 18.04 LTS serves as a highly efficient container starting point, and allows developers to deploy multicloud containerized applications faster.
The minimal Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 images are now available for Amazon EC2, Google Compute Engine (GCE), LXD and KVM/OpenStack. While these images are smaller in footprint, it provides complete compatibility with the standard images. The 29MB Docker image for Minimal Ubuntu 18.04 LTS serves as a highly efficient container starting point, and allows developers to deploy multicloud containerized applications faster.
Today we are delighted to introduce the new Minimal Ubuntu, optimized for automated use at scale, with a tiny package set and minimal security cross-section. Speed, performance and stability are primary concerns for cloud developers and ops.For further information, see the Minimal Ubuntu release announcement in Ubuntu Blogs.
Minimal Ubuntu is the smallest Ubuntu base image for your cloud operations. These images are less than 50% the size of the standard Ubuntu server image, and boot up to 40% faster. Images of Minimal Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and 18.04 LTS are available for use now in Amazon EC2, Google Compute Engine (GCE), LXD and KVM/OpenStack.
The 29MB Docker image for Minimal Ubuntu 18.04 LTS serves as a highly efficient container starting point, and allows developers to deploy multicloud containerized applications faster. For modern Docker workflows with Kubernetes, the minimal Ubuntu image provides a balance of compatibility, familiarity, performance and size. This is the standard Ubuntu 18.04 LTS image on the Docker Hub.
While the footprint of Minimal Ubuntu is greatly reduced, it preserves full compatibility with standard Ubuntu operations. Any Ubuntu package can be installed on Minimal Ubuntu. Get exactly the image you need by simply adding your required packages, with dependencies, to a Minimal Ubuntu base image.