Ubuntu cloud image - set root password
1  | sudo apt install libguestfs-tools  | 
1  | wget -nc https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/22.04/release/ubuntu-22.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img -O ubuntu-22.04-server.qcow2  | 
1  | virt-customize -a ubuntu-22.04-server.qcow2 --root-password password:myPassword  | 
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