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How to disable cloud-init in Ubuntu

How to disable cloud-init in Ubuntu

Prevent start

  • Create an empty file to prevent the service from starting

      sudo touch /etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled
    

Uninstall

  • Disable all services (uncheck everything except "None"):

      dpkg-reconfigure cloud-init
    
  • Uninstall the package and delete the folders

      sudo dpkg-reconfigure cloud-init
      sudo apt-get purge cloud-init
      sudo rm -rf /etc/cloud/ && sudo rm -rf /var/lib/cloud/
    
  • Restart the computer

      sudo reboot
    

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