#!/bin/bash #preperation script for my ubuntu servers #install various tools/packages pkginstall() { apt-get update apt-get dist-upgrade -y apt-get install -y htop nload nmap tshark git-core \ curl wget dnsutils fortunes-ubuntu-server \ vim zsh ncdu } #configure motd motdconfig() { rm /etc/update-motd.d/10* rm /etc/update-motd.d/50* echo "" read -p "now its time to create/customize your /etc/motd.tail (http://www.network-science.de/ascii/)" vi /etc/motd.tail } # **** start of script **** pkginstall motdconfig #end of file