Complete Guide: Installing show-motd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) 2024

1. Install "show-motd" package

This tutorial shows how to install show-motd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall show-motd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: show-motd
Architecture: all
Version: 3.6-0ubuntu6.1
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: update-motd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Dustin Kirkland
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 16
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_3.6-0ubuntu6.1_all.deb
Size: 2304
MD5sum: 7ddf8be5db5a30aa28a3a1a338e2df20
SHA1: 3c8715b5fe52a2b32af5e07ee7ccc87fd90a8941
SHA256: 901b6f10f6bbd5e4d9f1678ac42457dec0738b522b27af15658ebb3a5501564b
SHA512: 6b52475055dc5fb178b5c866af0918c05130ac72ca646359d7805ef49e56c1e15bcd87a7f398e455121c7a5c966854e7125f995867c960653c55eebe330b8b98
Description: show message of the day in interactive shells
Description-md5: b76efe00d024fed631cc576641eabad0

Package: show-motd
Architecture: all
Version: 3.6-0ubuntu6
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Source: update-motd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Dustin Kirkland
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 15
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_3.6-0ubuntu6_all.deb
Size: 2304
MD5sum: 5ecd6d941e68b644931c65818f1b6b97
SHA1: ebe582d3b9c58857e7183a710f058a0085b7a6b6
SHA256: 61c60bb3d38f14ccfe64fa675567cc67bb9110deb1f05447189a4f3c27ee40c5
Description: show message of the day in interactive shells
Description-md5: b76efe00d024fed631cc576641eabad0