diff --git a/net/remote/remote-startup.sh b/net/remote/remote-startup.sh
index 0c511b033f..3e494e78da 100644
--- a/net/remote/remote-startup.sh
+++ b/net/remote/remote-startup.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,27 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash -x
 #
 # Runs at boot on each instance as root
 #
 # TODO: Make the following a requirement of the Instance image
 #       instead of a manual install?
 
-systemctl disable apt-daily.service # disable run when system boot
-systemctl disable apt-daily.timer   # disable timer run
-apt-get --assume-yes install rsync libssl-dev
+# Prevent background upgrades that block |apt-get|
+#
+# TODO: This approach is pretty uncompromising.  An alternative solution that
+#       doesn't involve deleting system files would be welcome.
+rm -rf /usr/lib/apt/apt.systemd.daily
+rm -rf /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
+killall apt.systemd.daily
+killall unattended-upgrade
 
+while fuser /var/lib/dpkg/lock; do
+  echo Waiting for lock release...
+  sleep 1
+done
+
+
+# rsync setup for Snap builds
+apt-get --assume-yes install rsync
 cat > /etc/rsyncd.conf <<-EOF
 [config]
 path = /var/snap/solana/current/config
@@ -18,3 +31,16 @@ EOF
 
 systemctl enable rsync
 systemctl start rsync
+
+# Install libssl-dev to be compatible with binaries built on an Ubuntu machine...
+apt-get --assume-yes install libssl-dev
+
+# Install libssl1.1 to be compatible with binaries built in the
+# solanalabs/rust docker image
+#
+# cc: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/issues/1090
+# cc: https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/amd64/libssl1.1/download
+wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.0g-2ubuntu4.1_amd64.deb
+dpkg -i libssl1.1_1.1.0g-2ubuntu4.1_amd64.deb
+rm libssl1.1_1.1.0g-2ubuntu4.1_amd64.deb
+