[Bug 1563026] Re: LXC/LXD installed by default on Ubuntu server

[Pete Cheslock]

I agree with both Tom and lightraven24, in that adding in packages that
are not asked for becomes overkill when your "container" is effectively
an amazon instance.  Having the ability to create a truely "minimal"
build of ubuntu in order to run on a cloud service provider is important
to reduce possible attack vectors by having in additional software you
never asked for in the first place.  I think a menu option for
"container services" that installs all necessary lxd related
dependencies would be ideal so at least the user could choose if they
want to include that.  Asking users to specifically go and uninstall a
bunch of services after deploy seems like a poor user experience.

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Title:
  LXC/LXD installed by default on Ubuntu server

Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion

Bug description:
  When performing a new installation of Ubuntu server 16.04 Beta 2, LXC
  and LXD are included in the default packages even when "Virtual
  Server" is not selected as an installation task. This brings in all of
  the required dependencies as well, obviously, which seems like it is
  not the best default behavior to have.

  When installing from a non-UEFI boot, the user may select "minimal
  install" from the "F4" menu. This menu is not available from the UEFI
  grub environment, making it apparently impossible to select an
  installation that does not include the LXC and LXD suite by default.

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