diff --git a/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-base/Dockerfile.j2
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+FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ base_distro }}-{{ install_type }}-base:{{ tag }}
+MAINTAINER Kolla Project (https://launchpad.net/kolla)
+
+{% if base_distro in ['fedora', 'centos', 'oraclelinux'] %}
+
+RUN yum install -y openvswitch \
+    && yum clean all
+
+{% elif base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] %}
+
+RUN echo '{{ install_type }} not yet available for {{ base_distro }}' \
+    && /bin/false
+
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-db-server/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-db-server/Dockerfile.j2
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+FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ base_distro }}-{{ install_type }}-base:{{ tag }}
+MAINTAINER Kolla Project (https://launchpad.net/kolla)
+
+# TODO (rbergero): When ovs support is added for ubuntu/debian, this
+# conditional should be removed.
+
+{% if base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] %}
+
+RUN echo '{{ install_type }} not yet available for {{ base_distro }}' \
+    && /bin/false
+
+{% endif %}
+
+COPY start.sh /
+COPY config-external.sh /opt/kolla/
+
+CMD ["/start.sh"]
diff --git a/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-db-server/config-external.sh b/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-db-server/config-external.sh
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+../../../docker/common/openvswitch/ovs-db-server/config-external.sh
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diff --git a/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-db-server/start.sh b/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-db-server/start.sh
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+++ b/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-db-server/start.sh
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+../../../docker/common/openvswitch/ovs-db-server/start.sh
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diff --git a/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd/Dockerfile.j2
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+++ b/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd/Dockerfile.j2
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+FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ base_distro }}-{{ install_type }}-base:{{ tag }}
+MAINTAINER Kolla Project (https://launchpad.net/kolla)
+
+# TODO (rbergero): When ovs support is added for ubuntu/debian, this
+# conditional should be removed.
+
+{% if base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] %}
+
+RUN echo '{{ install_type }} not yet available for {{ base_distro }}' \
+    && /bin/false
+
+{% endif %}
+
+COPY start.sh /
+COPY ovs_ensure_configured.sh config-external.sh /opt/kolla/
+
+CMD ["/start.sh"]
diff --git a/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd/config-external.sh b/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd/config-external.sh
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+++ b/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd/config-external.sh
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+../../../docker/common/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd/config-external.sh
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diff --git a/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd/ovs_ensure_configured.sh b/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd/ovs_ensure_configured.sh
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+++ b/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd/ovs_ensure_configured.sh
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+../../../docker/common/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd/ovs_ensure_configured.sh
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diff --git a/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd/start.sh b/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd/start.sh
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+++ b/docker_templates/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd/start.sh
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+../../../docker/common/openvswitch/ovs-vswitchd/start.sh
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