How To Install cloud-init on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install cloud-init on Kali Linux. cloud-init is initialization system for infrastructure cloud instances

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cloud-init on Kali Linux.

What is cloud-init

cloud-init is:

Cloud-init provides a framework and tool to configure and customize virtual machine instances for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) clouds platforms. It can for example set a default locale and hostname, generate SSH private host keys, install SSH public keys for logging into a default account, set up ephemeral mount points, and run user-provided scripts.

Various methods are supported for passing data to the instance at launch time, including the standard interfaces of multiple platforms.

There are three methods to install cloud-init on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install cloud-init Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install cloud-init using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install cloud-init

Install cloud-init Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cloud-init using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cloud-init

Install cloud-init Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install cloud-init using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cloud-init

How To Uninstall cloud-init on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the cloud-init package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cloud-init

Uninstall cloud-init And Its Dependencies

To uninstall cloud-init and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cloud-init

Remove cloud-init Configurations and Data

To remove cloud-init configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cloud-init

Remove cloud-init configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove cloud-init configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cloud-init

Dependencies

cloud-init have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cloud-init package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.