Install base-files by entering the following commands in the terminal:
sudo apt update sudo apt install base-files
Description:
Debian base system miscellaneous files
This package contains the basic filesystem hierarchy of a Debian system, and several important miscellaneous files, such as /etc/debian_version, /etc/host.conf, /etc/issue, /etc/motd, /etc/profile, and others, and the text of several common licenses in use on Debian systems.
Version: 10.1ubuntu2
Section: admin