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> The default configuration is that this "motd-news" feature is enabled and that it will check https://motd.ubuntu.com https://motd.ubuntu.com for updates. Tha
by catalogia 7y ago
> The default configuration is that this "motd-news" feature is enabled and that it will check https://motd.ubuntu.com https://motd.ubuntu.com for updates. That check is not done at login time, but is periodically done (every twelve hours or so) and the result is cached.
https://lwn.net/Articles/726902/ https://lwn.net/Articles/726902/
It runs twice a day, regardless of whether you ever see it.