1. sudo cp update_motd /usr/local/sbin/update_motd 2. sudo cp admin_note /usr/local/bin/admin_note 3. sudo touch /usr/local/share/motd/message 4. sudo chmod 666 /usr/local/share/motd/message 5. sudo aptitude install libtextwrap-dev 6. create /etc/motd.header or /etc/motd.footer with content that should prepend or append the MOTD