How to Install and Uninstall xmotd Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: July 04,2024

1. Install "xmotd" package

This guide let you learn how to install xmotd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 covers the steps necessary to uninstall xmotd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: xmotd
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 114
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hugo Lefeuvre
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.17.3b-8
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libx11-6, libxaw7, libxmu6, libxpm4, libxt6
Filename: pool/universe/x/xmotd/xmotd_1.17.3b-8_amd64.deb
Size: 25220
MD5sum: ad093af81df3d44ea74964efaebf4c79
SHA1: 1e8d7cef6bdba3a658390f02431a817b29021bd8
SHA256: 5f1e16e6607b59a98e592cb0588e9bfaab13e87ca2d4bfafe86d51a59be8e520
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
Homepage: http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~elf/xmotd/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu