A euca2ools Primer

Most uses for cloud computing involve custom tools and software by people who know how to read an API and make their program interact without bothering end users with the details. It is no different with Ubuntu Cloud. For that reason, we list some of the commands from euca2ools without a lot of commentary.

euca2ools contains many commands for managing your resources. Most have numerous configuration options available. After you have the euca2ools package installed, refer to the man pages for each command for valuable information about how to use them. Following is a simple list to help you remember what commands do so that you can look up the details of how to use them:

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