ubuntu 18.04 hw2018

ubuntu login (motd) is too verbose

My current ubuntu server greets me like this :

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS server-test-setup ttyS0

server-test-setup login: pim
Password: 
Last login: Tue Jun 12 08:16:08 CEST 2018 on ttyS0
Welcome to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.15.0-22-generic x86_64)

 * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com
 * Management:     https://landscape.canonical.com
 * Support:        https://ubuntu.com/advantage

  System information as of Tue Jun 12 16:26:40 CEST 2018

  System load:    0.15      Processes:          163
  Usage of /home: unknown   Users logged in:    0
  Memory usage:   4%        IP address for br0: 153.109.5.184
  Swap usage:     0%

 * Meltdown, Spectre and Ubuntu: What are the attack vectors,
   how the fixes work, and everything else you need to know
   - https://ubu.one/u2Know

 * Canonical Livepatch is available for installation.
   - Reduce system reboots and improve kernel security. Activate at:
     https://ubuntu.com/livepatch

2 packages can be updated.
0 updates are security updates.
                                                   
pim@server-test-setup:~$

Quite frankly

• I know where to find help

  sudo chmod -x /etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text
  

• My system state is fine (otherwise zabbix would have told me, FIXME : link to the future zabbix tag).

  sudo chmod -x /etc/update-motd.d/50-landscape-sysinfo 
  

• I know about meltdown and spectre, since I’m a grumpy reader of LWN!

  sudo chmod -x /etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news
  

• I won’t buy support for my home server:

  sudo chmod -x /etc/update-motd.d/80-livepatch
  

Result

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS server-test-setup ttyS0

server-test-setup login: pim
Password: 
Last login: Tue Jun 12 16:48:13 CEST 2018 on ttyS0
Welcome to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.15.0-22-generic x86_64)

2 packages can be updated.
0 updates are security updates.


pim@server-test-setup:~$ 

Veni, vidi, vici.

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