diff --git a/nodeup/pkg/model/kubectl.go b/nodeup/pkg/model/kubectl.go
index cadec02381..3ded21fae4 100644
--- a/nodeup/pkg/model/kubectl.go
+++ b/nodeup/pkg/model/kubectl.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (b *KubectlBuilder) findKubeconfigUser() (*fi.User, *fi.Group, error) {
 	switch b.Distribution {
 	case distributions.DistributionDebian9, distributions.DistributionDebian10:
 		users = []string{"admin", "root"}
-	case distributions.DistributionUbuntu1604, distributions.DistributionUbuntu1804, distributions.DistributionUbuntu2004:
+	case distributions.DistributionUbuntu1604, distributions.DistributionUbuntu1804, distributions.DistributionUbuntu2004, distributions.DistributionUbuntu2010:
 		users = []string{"ubuntu"}
 	case distributions.DistributionCentos7, distributions.DistributionCentos8:
 		users = []string{"centos"}
diff --git a/nodeup/pkg/model/kubelet.go b/nodeup/pkg/model/kubelet.go
index 09abae9281..71e5cc3625 100644
--- a/nodeup/pkg/model/kubelet.go
+++ b/nodeup/pkg/model/kubelet.go
@@ -513,7 +513,8 @@ func (b *KubeletBuilder) buildKubeletConfigSpec() (*kops.KubeletConfigSpec, erro
 	// In certain configurations systemd-resolved will put the loopback address 127.0.0.53 as a nameserver into /etc/resolv.conf
 	// https://github.com/coredns/coredns/blob/master/plugin/loop/README.md#troubleshooting-loops-in-kubernetes-clusters
 	if c.ResolverConfig == nil {
-		if b.Distribution == distributions.DistributionUbuntu1804 || b.Distribution == distributions.DistributionUbuntu2004 {
+		switch b.Distribution {
+		case distributions.DistributionUbuntu1804, distributions.DistributionUbuntu2004, distributions.DistributionUbuntu2010:
 			c.ResolverConfig = s("/run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf")
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/nodeup/pkg/model/miscutils.go b/nodeup/pkg/model/miscutils.go
index ae4eed0b1e..a59731046c 100644
--- a/nodeup/pkg/model/miscutils.go
+++ b/nodeup/pkg/model/miscutils.go
@@ -48,8 +48,15 @@ func (b *MiscUtilsBuilder) Build(c *fi.ModelBuilderContext) error {
 			packages = append(packages, "curl")
 			packages = append(packages, "wget")
 			packages = append(packages, "perl")
-			packages = append(packages, "python-apt")
 			packages = append(packages, "apt-transport-https")
+
+			// TODO: Do we really need python-apt?
+			switch b.Distribution {
+			case distributions.DistributionUbuntu2010:
+				// python-apt not available (though python3-apt is)
+			default:
+				packages = append(packages, "python-apt")
+			}
 		}
 	} else if b.Distribution.IsRHELFamily() {
 		// TODO: These packages have been auto-installed for a long time, and likely we don't need all of them any longer
diff --git a/util/pkg/distributions/distributions.go b/util/pkg/distributions/distributions.go
index 6c3388e415..43936189ac 100644
--- a/util/pkg/distributions/distributions.go
+++ b/util/pkg/distributions/distributions.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const (
 	DistributionUbuntu1604   Distribution = "xenial"
 	DistributionUbuntu1804   Distribution = "bionic"
 	DistributionUbuntu2004   Distribution = "focal"
+	DistributionUbuntu2010   Distribution = "groovy"
 	DistributionAmazonLinux2 Distribution = "amazonlinux2"
 	DistributionRhel7        Distribution = "rhel7"
 	DistributionCentos7      Distribution = "centos7"
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func (d Distribution) IsDebianFamily() bool {
 	switch d {
 	case DistributionDebian9, DistributionDebian10:
 		return true
-	case DistributionUbuntu1604, DistributionUbuntu1804, DistributionUbuntu2004:
+	case DistributionUbuntu1604, DistributionUbuntu1804, DistributionUbuntu2004, DistributionUbuntu2010:
 		return true
 	case DistributionCentos7, DistributionRhel7, DistributionCentos8, DistributionRhel8, DistributionAmazonLinux2:
 		return false
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ func (d Distribution) IsUbuntu() bool {
 	switch d {
 	case DistributionDebian9, DistributionDebian10:
 		return false
-	case DistributionUbuntu1604, DistributionUbuntu1804, DistributionUbuntu2004:
+	case DistributionUbuntu1604, DistributionUbuntu1804, DistributionUbuntu2004, DistributionUbuntu2010:
 		return true
 	case DistributionCentos7, DistributionRhel7, DistributionCentos8, DistributionRhel8, DistributionAmazonLinux2:
 		return false
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func (d Distribution) IsRHELFamily() bool {
 	switch d {
 	case DistributionCentos7, DistributionRhel7, DistributionCentos8, DistributionRhel8, DistributionAmazonLinux2:
 		return true
-	case DistributionUbuntu1604, DistributionUbuntu1804, DistributionUbuntu2004, DistributionDebian9, DistributionDebian10:
+	case DistributionUbuntu1604, DistributionUbuntu1804, DistributionUbuntu2004, DistributionUbuntu2010, DistributionDebian9, DistributionDebian10:
 		return false
 	case DistributionFlatcar, DistributionContainerOS:
 		return false
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ func (d Distribution) IsRHELFamily() bool {
 
 func (d Distribution) IsSystemd() bool {
 	switch d {
-	case DistributionUbuntu1604, DistributionUbuntu1804, DistributionUbuntu2004, DistributionDebian9, DistributionDebian10:
+	case DistributionUbuntu1604, DistributionUbuntu1804, DistributionUbuntu2004, DistributionUbuntu2010, DistributionDebian9, DistributionDebian10:
 		return true
 	case DistributionCentos7, DistributionRhel7, DistributionCentos8, DistributionRhel8, DistributionAmazonLinux2:
 		return true
diff --git a/util/pkg/distributions/identify.go b/util/pkg/distributions/identify.go
index fc941c0dda..60e7f5cd34 100644
--- a/util/pkg/distributions/identify.go
+++ b/util/pkg/distributions/identify.go
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ func FindDistribution(rootfs string) (Distribution, error) {
 		return DistributionUbuntu1804, nil
 	case "ubuntu-20.04":
 		return DistributionUbuntu2004, nil
+	case "ubuntu-20.10":
+		return DistributionUbuntu2010, nil
 	}
 
 	// Some distros have a more verbose VERSION_ID
diff --git a/util/pkg/distributions/identify_test.go b/util/pkg/distributions/identify_test.go
index 2a6354a5dc..d208e4d3c8 100644
--- a/util/pkg/distributions/identify_test.go
+++ b/util/pkg/distributions/identify_test.go
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ func TestFindDistribution(t *testing.T) {
 			err:      nil,
 			expected: DistributionUbuntu2004,
 		},
+		{
+			rootfs:   "ubuntu2010",
+			err:      nil,
+			expected: DistributionUbuntu2010,
+		},
 		{
 			rootfs:   "notfound",
 			err:      fmt.Errorf("reading /etc/os-release: open tests/notfound/etc/os-release: no such file or directory"),
diff --git a/util/pkg/distributions/tests/ubuntu2010/etc/os-release b/util/pkg/distributions/tests/ubuntu2010/etc/os-release
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e0643d8c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/pkg/distributions/tests/ubuntu2010/etc/os-release
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+NAME="Ubuntu"
+VERSION="20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)"
+ID=ubuntu
+ID_LIKE=debian
+PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.10"
+VERSION_ID="20.10"
+HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
+SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
+BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
+PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
+VERSION_CODENAME=groovy
+UBUNTU_CODENAME=groovy