ubuntu-vm-builder 0.12.3-0ubuntu1 (i386 binary) in ubuntu lucid

 Script which automates the process of creating a ready to use VM based on
 Ubuntu. You can pass command line options to add extra packages, remove
 packages, choose which version of Ubuntu, which mirror to use etc.
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 On recent hardware with plenty of RAM, tmpdir in /dev/shm or using a tmpfs,
 and a local mirror, you can bootstrap a vm in less than a minute.