The MOTD program displays some information when you login. It can be customized by adding / removing scripts under the following folder: /etc/update-motd.d/ Scripts can also be disabled by marking them as non-executable: chmod -x /etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text chmod -x /etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news chmod -x /etc/update-motd.d/80-livepatch