How To Install xmotd on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmotd
on Debian 11.
What is xmotd
xmotd is:
Xmotd is a message-of-the-day browser for X11 (with additional sysvnews-like support for dumb terminals). It displays a customizable message box which displays each message-of-the-day until the user has read them all, and then creates a stamp-file.
There are three methods to install xmotd
on Debian 11. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xmotd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xmotd
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xmotd
Install xmotd Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xmotd
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xmotd
Install xmotd 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install xmotd
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xmotd
How To Uninstall xmotd on Debian 11
To uninstall only the xmotd
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xmotd
Uninstall xmotd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xmotd
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmotd
Remove xmotd Configurations and Data
To remove xmotd
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xmotd
Remove xmotd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xmotd
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmotd
Dependencies
xmotd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmotd
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.