[VERIFICATION XENIAL]

Now configures network without a problem.

$ dpkg -l | grep libguestfs
ii  libguestfs-hfsplus:amd64                    1:1.32.2-4ubuntu2.2                        amd64        guest disk image management system - HFS+ support
ii  libguestfs-perl                             1:1.32.2-4ubuntu2.2                        amd64        guest disk image management system - Perl bindings
ii  libguestfs-reiserfs:amd64                   1:1.32.2-4ubuntu2.2                        amd64        guest disk image management system - ReiserFS support
ii  libguestfs-tools                            1:1.32.2-4ubuntu2.2                        amd64        guest disk image management system - tools
ii  libguestfs-xfs:amd64                        1:1.32.2-4ubuntu2.2                        amd64        guest disk image management system - XFS support
ii  libguestfs0:amd64                           1:1.32.2-4ubuntu2.2                        amd64        guest disk image management system - shared library


$ sudo guestfish -a xenial-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img --network -v << EOF
> run
> mount /dev/sda1 /
> command 'apt update'
> EOF
libguestfs: launch: program=guestfish
libguestfs: launch: version=1.32.2
libguestfs: launch: backend registered: unix
libguestfs: launch: backend registered: uml
libguestfs: launch: backend registered: libvirt
libguestfs: launch: backend registered: direct
...
commandrvf: apt update
...
renaming /sysroot/etc/2j272z4v to /sysroot/etc/resolv.conf
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