- ponysay
- python3
- lsb_release
- ubuntu only: update-notifier
# first install the requirements
git clone https://github.com/zidarsk8/ponymotd.git
cd ponymotd
# edit the MAINTAINER line
vim printsysinfo.py
# copy the files around
sudo cp printsysinfo.py /usr/bin/
sudo cp dymotd /usr/bin/
# let's dissable the current motd
# this sets PrintMotd and PrintLastLog to no. You can do that manually if you want
sudo sed -i "s/#*\s*PrintMotd .*/PrintMotd no/g" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
sudo sed -i "s/#*\s*PrintLastLog .*/PrintLastLog no/g" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
sudo systemctl restart sshd # on ArchLinux
# sudo service ssh restart # on ubuntu
# go through the list of files here and comment out all the lines with pam_motd.so
grep motd -r /etc/pam.d/
# or run:
# find /etc/pam.d/ -type f | xargs sudo sed -i 's/\(^.*motd.*$\)/#\1/'
# now we will enable our motd
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/dymotd /etc/profile.d/dymotd.sh
