Add a config file that allows disabling MOTD components

makeboarddeb.sh

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ create_board_package()
 	if [ -f "/boot/bin/$BOARD.bin" ] && [ ! -f "/boot/script.bin" ]; then ln -sf bin/$BOARD.bin /boot/script.bin >/dev/null 2>&1 || cp /boot/bin/$BOARD.bin /boot/script.bin; fi
 	rm -f /usr/local/bin/h3disp /usr/local/bin/h3consumption
 	ln -sf /usr/lib/armbian/apt-updates /etc/cron.daily/apt-updates
+	[ ! -f /etc/default/armbian-motd ] && cp /usr/lib/armbian/armbian-motd.default /etc/default/armbian-motd
 	exit 0
 	EOF
 
@@ -235,6 +236,13 @@ create_board_package()
 
 	install -m 755 $SRC/lib/scripts/apt-updates $destination/usr/lib/armbian/apt-updates
 
+	cat <<-EOF > $destination/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-motd.default
+	# add space-separated list of MOTD script names (without number) to exclude them from MOTD
+	# Example:
+	# MOTD_DISABLE="header tips updates"
+	MOTD_DISABLE=""
+	EOF
+
 	# setting window title for remote sessions
 	install -m 755 $SRC/lib/scripts/ssh-title.sh $destination/etc/profile.d/ssh-title.sh
 

scripts/update-motd.d/10-header

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+THIS_SCRIPT="header"
+MOTD_DISABLE=""
+
+[[ -f /etc/default/armbian-motd ]] && . /etc/default/armbian-motd
+
+for f in $MOTD_DISABLE; do
+	[[ $f == $THIS_SCRIPT ]] && exit 0
+done
+
 . /etc/os-release
 . /etc/armbian-release
 

scripts/update-motd.d/30-sysinfo

@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 #    30-sysinfo - generate the system information
 #    Copyright (c) 2015 Igor Pecovnik
 
+THIS_SCRIPT="sysinfo"
+MOTD_DISABLE=""
+
+[[ -f /etc/default/armbian-motd ]] && . /etc/default/armbian-motd
+
+for f in $MOTD_DISABLE; do
+	[[ $f == $THIS_SCRIPT ]] && exit 0
+done
+
 # define which hard drive you want to monitor
 storage=/dev/sda1
 

scripts/update-motd.d/35-tips

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+THIS_SCRIPT="tips"
+MOTD_DISABLE=""
+
+[[ -f /etc/default/armbian-motd ]] && . /etc/default/armbian-motd
+
+for f in $MOTD_DISABLE; do
+	[[ $f == $THIS_SCRIPT ]] && exit 0
+done
+
 quotes="/etc/update-motd.d/quotes.txt"
 if [[ -f $quotes ]]; then
 

scripts/update-motd.d/40-updates

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+THIS_SCRIPT="updates"
+MOTD_DISABLE=""
+
+[[ -f /etc/default/armbian-motd ]] && . /etc/default/armbian-motd
+
+for f in $MOTD_DISABLE; do
+	[[ $f == $THIS_SCRIPT ]] && exit 0
+done
+
 NUM_UPDATES=0
 
 [[ -f /var/cache/apt/archives/updates.number ]] && . /var/cache/apt/archives/updates.number