Improve install speed

Author: limmike

UbuntuLinux-LAMP-server.yaml

@@ -1401,6 +1401,16 @@ Resources:
               mode: "000644"
               owner: "root"
               group: "root"
+            "/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service.d/override.conf":
+              content: |
+
+                [Service]
+                ExecStart=
+                ExecStart=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-networkd-wait-online --timeout=3
+
+              mode: "000644"
+              owner: "root"
+              group: "root"
             "/root/install-sw.sh":
               content: !Sub |
                 #!/bin/bash
@@ -1469,11 +1479,18 @@ Resources:
                 echo "export AWS_CLI_AUTO_PROMPT=on-partial" >> /home/ubuntu/.bashrc
 
                 # Certbot: https://eff-certbot.readthedocs.io/en/stable/install.html#snap-recommended
-                snap install --classic certbot
+                sudo snap install certbot --classic
                 ln -s /snap/bin/certbot /usr/bin/certbot
+                sudo snap set certbot trust-plugin-with-root=ok
+                sudo snap install certbot-dns-route53
 
-                snap set certbot trust-plugin-with-root=ok
-                snap install certbot-dns-route53
+                # Ubuntu 24.04: reduce systemd-networkd-wait-online.service 2+ min timeout
+                if (lsb_release -r -s | grep -q 24); then
+                  sed -i "s/systemd-networkd-wait-online$/& --timeout=3/g" /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service
+                else
+                  rm -f /etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service.d/override.conf
+                fi
+                systemctl daemon-reload
 
                 rm -f ${!0}
               mode: "000740"
@@ -1545,6 +1562,12 @@ Resources:
                 sed -i "s/Prompt=lts/Prompt=never/g" /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades
                 chown -R ubuntu:ubuntu /home/ubuntu/.config
 
+                # Ubuntu 24.04: reduce systemd-networkd-wait-online.service 2+ min timeout
+                if (lsb_release -r -s | grep -q 24); then
+                  sed -i "s/systemd-networkd-wait-online$/& --timeout=3/g" /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service
+                fi
+                systemctl daemon-reload
+
                 rm -f ${!0}
               mode: "000740"
               owner: "root"
@@ -1557,12 +1580,26 @@ Resources:
               mode: "000644"
               owner: "ubuntu"
               group: "ubuntu"
+            "/etc/skel/.gnomerc":
+              content: |
+                export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=ubuntu:GNOME
+                export GNOME_SHELL_SESSION_MODE=ubuntu
+                export XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share/gnome:/usr/local/share:/usr/share:/var/lib/snapd/desktop
+              mode: "000644"
+              owner: "root"
+              group: "root"
             "/home/ubuntu/.config/gnome-initial-setup-done":
               content: |
                 yes
               mode: "000664"
               owner: "ubuntu"
               group: "ubuntu"
+            "/etc/skel/.config/gnome-initial-setup-done":
+              content: |
+                yes
+              mode: "000644"
+              owner: "root"
+              group: "root"
           commands:
             install:
               command: "/root/install-dcv.sh > /var/log/install-dcv.log 2>&1"
@@ -2167,7 +2204,7 @@ Outputs:
 
   EC2serialConsole:
     Description: EC2 Serial Console
-    Value: !Sub "https://${AWS::Region}.console.aws.amazon.com/ec2-instance-connect/ssh?&connType=serial&instanceId=${ec2Instance}&serialPort=0#/"
+    Value: !Sub "https://${AWS::Region}.console.aws.amazon.com/ec2-instance-connect/ssh?connType=serial&instanceId=${ec2Instance}&serialPort=0#/"
 
   EC2iamRole:
     Description: EC2 IAM role