Add Figlet To Ubuntu MOTD

ubuntu-motd-figlet.sh

#!/bin/bash

FIGLET=/usr/bin/figlet
HOSTNAME=/proc/sys/kernel/hostname
MOTDFILE=/etc/update-motd.d/05-figlet

# Sanity checks
if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
    echo "Run script as root"
    exit 1
fi


if [ ! -f $FIGLET ]; then
    echo "Can't find figlet at $FIGLET"
    exit 1
fi

if [ ! -f $HOSTNAME ]; then
    echo "Can't find hostname. Is this even Ubuntu?"
    exit 1
fi

cat > $MOTDFILE <<'HEAD'
#!/bin/bash

cat <<'FIGLET'
HEAD

cat $HOSTNAME | figlet >> $MOTDFILE

cat >> $MOTDFILE <<'FOOT'
FIGLET
FOOT

chmod 0755 $MOTDFILE

exit 0