How to Install cloud-init software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

How to Install cloud-init software package in Debian 9 (Stretch)

cloud-init software package provides initialization system for infrastructure cloud instances, you can install in your Debian 9 (Stretch) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install cloud-init 

cloud-init is installed in your system.

Make ensure the cloud-init package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep cloud-init *

You will get with cloud-init package name, version, architecture and description in a table

cloud-init package basic information:

Distro Debian 9 stretch
Section Administration Utilities
Package cloud-init
Version 0.7.6~bzr976-2
Description initialization system for infrastructure cloud instances
Sub Section admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove cloud-init software package from Debian 9 (Stretch)?