How To Install show-motd on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install show-motd on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is show-motd
show-motd is:
This package installs a script in /etc/profile.d that dynamically generates and shows a message-of-the-day in inteactive shells by running scripts installed in /etc/update-motd.d.
Showing the message-of-the-day in shells is useful when pam_motd does not show it, for example when starting the interactive shell does not require login.
There are three methods to install show-motd on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install show-motd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install show-motd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install show-motd
Install show-motd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install show-motd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install show-motd
Install show-motd Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install show-motd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install show-motd
How To Uninstall show-motd on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the show-motd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove show-motd
Uninstall show-motd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall show-motd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove show-motd
Remove show-motd Configurations and Data
To remove show-motd configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge show-motd
Remove show-motd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove show-motd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge show-motd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install show-motd package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
