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Disable Debian’s motd on login

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Linux ***** 2.6.18-6-686 #1 SMP Fri Jun 6 22:22:11 UTC 2008 i686
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
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Edit /etc/motd, remove everything in it, or 'echo "" > /etc/motd'

Then edit /etc/rcS.d/S55bootmisc.sh and comment out the two lines following "#Update motd"