How to Install and Uninstall xmotd Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "xmotd" package

This tutorial shows how to install xmotd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                xmotd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "xmotd" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall xmotd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: xmotd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.17.3b-10
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hugo Lefeuvre
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 84
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libx11-6, libxaw7, libxmu6, libxpm4, libxt6
Filename: pool/universe/x/xmotd/xmotd_1.17.3b-10_amd64.deb
Size: 26280
MD5sum: ff7bcc54c6ca80367a67d5443c662428
SHA1: 51e3a5bd7532cab5657a11d0a06cae17534c8f3b
SHA256: 52f073191beaee1307b5f02eefbeb698727c856a4c2aa01f4ca6906df7af06a9
SHA512: c91a0b116563ccfa90efb5f95c9e15ab992a80bb9d5839f1748748e176bc1e2e37c0635f421fb9ed9345eb1eb646dc8f3fa2f595897d573b6e7ad0439bffcbd2
Homepage: http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~elf/xmotd/
Description-en: message of the day browser for X
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.
Description-md5: 75baa542d16ceb7ee78670e3ebe2f966