How to Install ec2-init software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install ec2-init software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

ec2-init software package provides package renamed -> cloud-init, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install ec2-init 

ec2-init is installed in your system.

Make ensure the ec2-init package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep ec2-init *

You will get with ec2-init package name, version, architecture and description in a table

ec2-init package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Administration Utilities
Package ec2-init
Version 0.6.3-0ubuntu1
Description package renamed -> cloud-init
Sub Section Admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove ec2-init software package from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)?