The first option is to run Ubuntu server in a VM, and most users will want to run Ubuntu server in a VM. Multipass is a tool that helps you run Ubuntu server in a VM. Multipass is just a front-end for KVM when you use a Linux distribution. If you use Windows, it is a front-end for Hyper-V, etc.
The second option is to perform a manual installation, which means that you get the ISO and do your thing.
Between the two, most people would want to install Ubuntu Server in a VM rather than on baremetal. I think it makes sense to put that first. If a person is a power-user, then can read on and select Option 2.
I see that there is a perceived negativity on anything Ubuntu that if something is different, it is perceived as something bad is happening.
You get three options to run Ubuntu server.
The first option is to run Ubuntu server in a VM, and most users will want to run Ubuntu server in a VM. Multipass is a tool that helps you run Ubuntu server in a VM. Multipass is just a front-end for KVM when you use a Linux distribution. If you use Windows, it is a front-end for Hyper-V, etc.
The second option is to perform a manual installation, which means that you get the ISO and do your thing.
Between the two, most people would want to install Ubuntu Server in a VM rather than on baremetal. I think it makes sense to put that first. If a person is a power-user, then can read on and select Option 2.
I see that there is a perceived negativity on anything Ubuntu that if something is different, it is perceived as something bad is happening.