https://github.com/angela-d/simple-motd-for-debian-desktop

Pretty up your terminal window with ascii art and informational snippets about your system.
https://github.com/angela-d/simple-motd-for-debian-desktop

debian debian-linux debian-packages message-of-the-day motd motd-message server-side terminal-based

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Pretty up your terminal window with ascii art and informational snippets about your system.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/angela-d/simple-motd-for-debian-desktop
• Owner: angela-d
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2017-10-26T02:25:59.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-10-01T03:11:41.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-24T21:31:33.753Z (3 days ago)
• Topics: debian, debian-linux, debian-packages, message-of-the-day, motd, motd-message, server-side, terminal-based
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.28 MB
• Stars: 13
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Simple MOTD for Debian Desktop

Ubuntu-like "message of the day" screen for Debian desktop terminals, without the requirement of PAM

![debian motd screenshot](img/single-user.png)

^ Single-user display mode (only angela is configured access -- test does not have the MOTD configured.)

## Features

- Prettify your terminal with ASCII art and informational statistics on each terminal launch

- Does not interfere with any system-based MOTD you may have set (/etc/motd)

- Display the MOTD only for your user, or every user on the system

- Not reliant on PAM or an SSH server (ideal for Debian-based desktop environments)

![Install](img/install-progress.png)

## Install

Clone the repo or download the latest .deb installer from the [releases](https://github.com/angela-d/simple-motd-for-debian-desktop/releases) page and run:

```bash

sudo apt install ./simple-motd.deb

```

in the directory you downloaded the .deb to.  (ie. `cd /tmp && sudo apt install ./simple-motd.deb`)

## Additional Users

Users that are added after installation will also be granted view of the MOTD (if you have 'All' configured)

**`su - root` being the exception. (User ID 0 is not issued a MOTD.)**

To change your configuration of who sees the MOTD:

```bash

sudo dpkg-reconfigure simple-motd

```

![reconfigure dpkg](img/configuring.png)

### Uninstall

```bash

sudo apt remove --purge simple-motd

```

***

Tested in Gnome and [Tilix](https://packages.debian.org/sid/tilix) terminals (the motd loads upon each new terminal launch, without having to log out of your active desktop session).

Original base code from [Ubuntu's](https://ubuntu.com) server motd