Deal with netplan

Setup

since artful

cp -pi /etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yaml /etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yaml.dist
vi /etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yaml

network:
  version: 2
  renderer: networkd
  ethernets:
    eth0:
      dhcp4: no
      dhcp6: no
  bridges:
    xenbr0:
      interfaces:
        - eth0
      dhcp4: no
      dhcp6: no
      addresses:
       - x.x.x.x/xx
      gateway4: x.x.x.x
      nameservers:
        search: [nethence.com]
        addresses: [62.210.16.6, 62.210.16.7]

netplan generate
netplan apply
ping -c1 opendns.com

Ready to go

those should be absent

dpkg -l | grep ifupdown
dpkg -l | grep netscript

check

systemctl restart systemd-networkd.service

Additional notes

if you need to setup static routes e.g.,

  routes:
   - to: x.x.x.x/xx
     via: x.x.x.x

Resources

Netplan configuration examples https://netplan.io/examples

Network Configuration with Netplan on Ubuntu https://documentation.online.net/en/dedicated-server/network/network-configuration-with-netplan