update_motd

This repository is only a mirror. Development and testing is done on a private gitlab server.

This role enables you to set a cool motd on debian-based distributions using neofetch.

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

Available variables are listed below, along with default values. A sample file for the default values is available in default/update_motd.yml.sample in case you need it for any group_vars or host_vars configuration.

update_motd_filename: "00-motd-neofetch"

This variable sets the name for the file that'll be created in /etc/update-motd.d on the target system.

update_motd_print_info:
  - name: "CPU"
    module: "cpu"

This variable is the list of modules that you want to enable in your motd. It references the neofetch modules. The name is the title that'll be appended to each module.

All of the other variables are used for the configuration file of neofetch that'll sit in /etc/profile.d/motd/cfg by default. These are one to one identical to the neofetch modules. Documentation on the different settings can be found in the files/documentation file. It's just a copy on the default neofetch config file.

Dependencies

This role has a task that installs its own dependencies located in task/prerequisites.yml, so that you don't need to manage them. This role requires ednxzu.manage_apt_packages in order to make sure that neofetch is installed.

Example Playbook

# calling the role inside a playbook with either the default or group_vars/host_vars
- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - ednxzu.update_motd

License

MIT / BSD

Author Information

This role was created by Bertrand Lanson in 2023.