Ubuntu Multipass tutorial for Windows 11 (including cloud-init)

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Install a package with cloud init:
packages:
apache2

Create an additional user with cloud init:
users:
name: username
groups: sudo
shell: /bin/bash
chpasswd:
list: |
username:password
expire: false

Allow SSH password authentication with cloud-init:
ssh_pwauth: True

Run a custom command with cloud-init:
runcmd:
mkdir /var/creation