Binary package “sysnews” in ubuntu trusty

program to display system news

 The news command keeps you informed of news concerning the system.
 Each news item is contained in a separate file in the /var/lib/sysnews
 directory. Anyone having write permission to this directory can create
 a news file.
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 NOTE: This command has nothing to do with USENET news. It's more like an
 enhanced motd.