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What is the motd?

• lax4ever 3y ago
  Message of the day, usually displayed at login.
  • hef19898 3y ago
    Serious question. How comes I din't get any of those on desktop? And never did?
    • Un1corn 3y ago
      I'm pretty sure MOTD is only shown on server installations
    • fathyb 3y ago
      It gets displayed right after logging in, either directly through `login` or indirectly through something like SSH. If you're using a desktop environment that's likely the reason: the message is hidden by your DE, and starting a terminal emulator does not cause a login. You might be able to see it by switching off your DE and logging in manually through the virtual console.
    • executesorder66 3y ago
      You won't see it on a graphical session. If you ssh into a server (or remotely onto your pc) it will get printed. Or switch to another vitual terminal (Ctrl + Alt + F8) and log in, and it should print whatever is in /etc/motd
  • nullcaution 3y ago
    At least it is probably not one of those dumb MS tabloid ads "Bill Gates hates this one weird trick!" Jokes aside, that would make me switch to Debian immediately.
• KineticLensman 3y ago
  Message of the Day
• giantrobot 3y ago
  Message of the Day.