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    Setting up bridge network on Ubuntu

Edit /etc/network/interfaces in a text editor.
DEFAULT

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

SIMPLEST (DHCP)

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto br0
iface br0 inet dhcp
    bridge_ports eth0

iface eth0 inet manual

STATIC

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto br0 
iface br0 inet static
    address 192.168.0.44
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    network 192.168.0.0
    broadcast 192.168.0.255
    gateway 192.168.0.1
    # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
    dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 #google-dns
    dns-search localdomain.local #optional-line
    # bridge options
    bridge_ports eth0
    
iface eth0 inet manual

Restart the interfaces. Note that this will disconnect SSH sessions, so physical access to the machine/VM is required.
sudo ifdown eth0 && sudo ifup eth0 && sudo ifup br0

To restart networking without disconnecting the SSH seesion, try:
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

Run ifconfig on the CLI to confirm the changes have been applied.