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Lorin Hochstein
Asked: 2013-03-21 11:25:16 +0800 CST

Show packages to be upgraded on login

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I did an Ubuntu server install using preseed. When I log in, it doesn't tell me how many packages (including security packages) require an upgrade, and when a restart is required. How do I configure it to show me these things on login?

package-management

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  1. Best Answer

    Salem's answer got me part of the way. To show package info and system info on login, I needed to install the following packages:

    • update-motd
    • update-notifier-common
    • landscape-common

    The update-notifier-common package installs /etc/update-motd.d/90-updates-available, which shows information about available packages.

    The landscape-common package installs /etc/update-motd.d/50-landscape-sysinfo, which shows info such as IP addresses and load.

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  2. That seems to be provided by update-motd package. Install and see if it works.

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