insomniac /etc/update-motd.d # ls
91-release-upgrade*  99-footer*
insomniac /etc/update-motd.d # aptitude reinstall base-files 
The following packages will be REINSTALLED:
  base-files 
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/56.3 kB of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
(Reading database ... 39103 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace base-files 6.4ubuntu5 (using .../base-files_6.4ubuntu5_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement base-files ...
Processing triggers for cracklib-runtime ...
Processing triggers for install-info ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up base-files (6.4ubuntu5) ...
                                         
insomniac /etc/update-motd.d # ls
91-release-upgrade*  99-footer*
insomniac /etc/update-motd.d #