How to Install and Uninstall show-motd Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: February 16,2025

1. Install "show-motd" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install show-motd on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                show-motd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "show-motd" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall show-motd on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                show-motd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the show-motd package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: show-motd
Architecture: all
Version: 3.12
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: update-motd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Dustin Kirkland
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13
Depends: update-motd (>= 3.6-0ubuntu1.19.10.0)
Breaks: base-files (<< 11ubuntu2), libpam-modules (<< 1.3.1-5ubuntu1.19.10.0), ubuntu-release-upgrader-core (<< 1:20.04.5), update-notifier-common (<< 3.192.26.1)
Filename: pool/main/u/update-motd/show-motd_3.12_all.deb
Size: 2106
MD5sum: b63228e23ba003b91ba5b99db8f5fdd7
SHA1: c41c70ea50773f4033dd5245899d3e1e0a3e9fb5
SHA256: 5e4eb1006998e9d7115a7bc8f5edb86535d2371fb1b82a538595cea0bfe762f8
SHA512: 98ffea14e4e4942ee54a54e74ee952d9549f39fb16518618ba1ba789bcc5cf180639688339a787835be5661922ce9c53d1137d4dd18a5f472448dce3af8fb550
Description: show message of the day in interactive shells
Description-md5: b76efe00d024fed631cc576641eabad0
Task: ubuntu-wsl