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Create an empty file to prevent the service from starting
sudo touch /etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled
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Disable all services (uncheck everything except "None"):
sudo dpkg-reconfigure cloud-init
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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/
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Restart the computer
sudo reboot
@qupfer I can confirm it's totally safe to remove
cloud-init
Seems I've missed the warnings (if I've seen any) and droped mine on May 23, 2022 on next step after I've googled this gist and my
cloud-init
has been successfully disabledUbuntu 22.04.3, dedicated server at Frankfurt, DE from Hetzner