How to change the computer name on Ubuntu/Linux

[Saman]

Follow these steps to change the hostname (Computer name) in Ubuntu.

1. Execute sudo hostname host.domain, replace host.domain with your hostname, example: notebook.robot.lk
2. Edit the /etc/hosts file

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   gksu gedit /etc/hostname

3. Edit the /etc/hostname file.

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   gksu gedit /etc/hosts

4. Edit the /etc/resolv.conf file if needed.

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   gksu gedit /etc/resolv.conf

5. Reboot the server (highly recommenced although not required)