Ubuntu Server LTS

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"):

sudo 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

Sources

• https://gist.github.com/zoilomora/f862f76335f5f53644a1b8e55fe98320
• https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/boot.html#generator
• https://www.blackmoreops.com/2019/04/19/remove-cloud-init-from-ubuntu/