How to Install and Uninstall update-motd Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "update-motd" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install update-motd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall update-motd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                update-motd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the update-motd package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: update-motd
Architecture: all
Version: 3.6-0ubuntu7
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Dustin Kirkland
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 22
Depends: libpam-modules (>= 1.0.1-9ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/main/u/update-motd/update-motd_3.6-0ubuntu7_all.deb
Size: 5288
MD5sum: c3b5630023e3b08a99070e414eed8e8e
SHA1: 07a5ca5e67f4addc08f1eed453b1723536e5b469
SHA256: 5ed056cb32a05f697a7efa7728a3d1b0aa949253c7f061fdee78902157c151ea
SHA512: 2a092e3c1a04245446bad49c25287a0e45f45f3cb0fa9b258644c987a9f2e90240723e868003c1559890b1e26472567f0ffa89f2f9fabac2f14a36d8198f04cc
Description-en: compliments pam_motd in libpam-modules
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This package installs a script that immediately dynamically generates
a message-of-the-day by running scripts installed in /etc/update-motd.d,
in lexical order.
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Other packages, or system administrators should symlink scripts into
/etc/update-motd.d, pre-pending a 2-digit number to handle ordering.
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The functionality formerly provided by this package is now integrated into
pam_motd, in libpam-modules.
Description-md5: aff25b8d48f21a5f194ba36b2959c2c3