.. _public-images-how-to:

How-to guides
=============
These guides provide instructions for performing basic operations related to public Ubuntu cloud images.

- :ref:`vagrant-bartender`
- :ref:`use-local-cloud-init-ds`
- :ref:`launch-libvirt`
- :ref:`qcow-qemu`
- :ref:`run-a-vagrant-box`
- :ref:`run-an-ova-using-virtualbox`

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   :maxdepth: 1
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   Build a Vagrant box with Bartender<build-vagrant-with-bartender>
   Create and use a local cloud-init datasource<use-local-cloud-init-ds>
   Launch images using libvirt<launch-with-libvirt>
   Launch QCOW images using QEMU<launch-qcow-with-qemu>
   Run a Vagrant box<run-a-vagrant-box>
   Run an OVA using VirtualBox<run-an-ova-using-virtualbox>