[Ubuntu] Add Ubuntu-24.04 base image

[erik-bershel]

Description

Due to release of the new Ubuntu Noble Numbat we are going to release related runner image.

Related issue:

#9691

Check list

• Related issue / work item is attached
• Tests are written (if applicable)
• Documentation is updated (if applicable)
• Changes are tested and related VM images are successfully generated

[HonkingGoose]

I apologize in advance, as this may be a silly question. The readme.md does not list the Ubuntu 24.04 as an available image. Is that what you really wanted?

I kinda expected this PR to put ubuntu-24.04 in the "Available Images" section of the readme. But maybe there is more work that needs to be done before this image can be released as a beta to the general public?

[dmytrosklyarov]

Hi, am I the only one experiencing issues with Ubuntu 22.04 image generation with the next error (potentially after the merge of this PR):

==> azure-arm.build_image: /imagegeneration/SoftwareReport/Generate-SoftwareReport.ps1 : The term 'erl' is not recognized as a name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or executable program. ==> azure-arm.build_image: Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. ==> azure-arm.build_image: + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (erl:String) [Generate-SoftwareReport.ps1], CommandNotFoundException ==> azure-arm.build_image: + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException,Generate-SoftwareReport.ps1

[Thlbi]

Hello,
This test is not skipped in Ubuntu22 causing the following problem: ==> azure-arm.build_image: /imagegeneration/SoftwareReport/Generate-SoftwareReport.ps1 : The term 'erl' is not recognized as a name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or executable program. ==> azure-arm.build_image: Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. ==> azure-arm.build_image: + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (erl:String) [Generate-SoftwareReport.ps1], CommandNotFoundException ==> azure-arm.build_image: + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException,Generate-SoftwareReport.ps1

[joaopedrocg27]

Hey @erik-bershel

Why was apt-fast removed from ubuntu 24? Is this now provided by default or there were other concerns?