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Remove the update notification from the motd:

This message breaks boxes.

I'd also like to see MariaDB in main, not universe.

I know there's few better subjects for bikeshedding after vim vs emacs than "what should be in /etc/motd, /etc/issue and how should they interact with logins (ssh, console and xorg/gui)" - but how does this "break boxes"?

I guess for consistency, as update-motd seems to be installed by default(?) and the motd is called in /etc/pam.d/login by default - xmotd or something similar should also be installed to make sure that everyone is pestered by the message of the day...?

In certain environments with um, less sophisticated administrators, this MOTD is taken as an imperative command to deploy an update to the operating system of a production service.

Just one example of a broken box:

https://askubuntu.com/questions/876510/booting-into-read-onl...

The result of these in-place upgrades usually end up with the admin crying the rest of the night because they shot themselves in the foot.

Why would you want to remove such a valuable and effective sys.admin learning tool? ;-)

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