diff --git a/integration-tests/base-images/centos/toast.yml b/integration-tests/base-images/centos/toast.yml
index 323d02b..e1df2bb 100644
--- a/integration-tests/base-images/centos/toast.yml
+++ b/integration-tests/base-images/centos/toast.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ tasks:
   i_am_root:
     command: touch /i-am-root.txt
   create_user:
-    command: useradd user --shell /bin/bash
+    command: useradd user --create-home --shell /bin/bash
   greet:
     dependencies:
       - i_am_root
diff --git a/integration-tests/base-images/debian/toast.yml b/integration-tests/base-images/debian/toast.yml
index 7ff0c5c..010b6c6 100644
--- a/integration-tests/base-images/debian/toast.yml
+++ b/integration-tests/base-images/debian/toast.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ tasks:
   i_am_root:
     command: touch /i-am-root.txt
   create_user:
-    command: useradd user --shell /bin/bash
+    command: useradd user --create-home --shell /bin/bash
   greet:
     dependencies:
       - i_am_root
diff --git a/integration-tests/base-images/fedora/toast.yml b/integration-tests/base-images/fedora/toast.yml
index 34d2c8d..36a7f2e 100644
--- a/integration-tests/base-images/fedora/toast.yml
+++ b/integration-tests/base-images/fedora/toast.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ tasks:
   i_am_root:
     command: touch /i-am-root.txt
   create_user:
-    command: useradd user --shell /bin/bash
+    command: useradd user --create-home --shell /bin/bash
   greet:
     dependencies:
       - i_am_root
diff --git a/integration-tests/base-images/ubuntu/toast.yml b/integration-tests/base-images/ubuntu/toast.yml
index 754aa0b..4e17e07 100644
--- a/integration-tests/base-images/ubuntu/toast.yml
+++ b/integration-tests/base-images/ubuntu/toast.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ tasks:
   i_am_root:
     command: touch /i-am-root.txt
   create_user:
-    command: useradd user --shell /bin/bash
+    command: useradd user --create-home --shell /bin/bash
   greet:
     dependencies:
       - i_am_root
diff --git a/toast.yml b/toast.yml
index 247f7b1..1153332 100644
--- a/toast.yml
+++ b/toast.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-image: ubuntu:22.04
+image: ubuntu:24.04
 default: build
 user: user
 command_prefix: |
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ tasks:
     command: |
       # Install the following packages:
       #
+      # - build-essential       - Used to link some crates
       # - ca-certificates       - Used for fetching Docker's GPG key
       # - curl                  - Used for installing Docker, Tagref, and Rust
       # - gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu - Used for linking the binary for AArch64
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ tasks:
       # - shellcheck            - Used for linting shell scripts
       apt-get update
       apt-get install --yes \
+        build-essential \
         ca-certificates \
         curl \
         gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
@@ -78,8 +80,8 @@ tasks:
     description: Create a user who doesn't have root privileges.
     user: root
     command: |
-      # Create a user named `user` with a home directory.
-      adduser --disabled-password --gecos '' user
+      # Create a user named `user` with a home directory and with Bash as the login shell.
+      useradd user --create-home --shell /bin/bash
 
   install_rust:
     description: Install Rust, a systems programming language.