[Bug 1923832] Re: Provide generic preinstalled images for arm64, amd64

[Dimitri John Ledkov]

The concern is that uefi amd64 image format is widely used as the basis
for other image formats.

And that it must not have baked in datasource when creating new formats.

It should be harder to missbuild images.

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Title:
  Provide generic preinstalled images for arm64, amd64

Status in Ubuntu CD Images:
  New
Status in livecd-rootfs package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  Provide generic preinstalled images for arm64, amd64

  They should broadly look like ubuntu-cpc cloud image, however they
  should be

  1) RAW .xz compressed disk images
  2) use linux-generic, instead of linux-virtual
  3) have CIDATA partition with sample datasource files that one can modify
  4) have nocloud data source to allow login with ubuntu:ubuntu & change password on first login
  5) have ESP

  These are very useful for plugfests, booting from a usb-stick / hard-
  drive in place, on bare metal machines.

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