How to Install and Uninstall update-motd Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "update-motd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install update-motd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 guide let you learn how to uninstall update-motd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: update-motd
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 51
Maintainer: Dustin Kirkland
Architecture: all
Version: 3.6-0ubuntu1
Depends: libpam-modules (>= 1.0.1-9ubuntu3)
Filename: pool/main/u/update-motd/update-motd_3.6-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 5378
MD5sum: bf0a8ce6b140c874a215bc39e1a95199
SHA1: ee73ae7f5fbd3176e85c0b6b1f826e2b4a8b7995
SHA256: b5427b69605e63f5ec814144e6b0011610bc77e7cc4eebb8d2a72c7e2a13f4ab
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
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y