How to change the computer name on Ubuntu/Linux
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:30 pm
Follow these steps to change the hostname (Computer name) in Ubuntu.
- Execute sudo hostname host.domain, replace host.domain with your hostname, example: notebook.robot.lk
- Edit the /etc/hosts file
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gksu gedit /etc/hostname - Edit the /etc/hostname file.
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gksu gedit /etc/hosts - Edit the /etc/resolv.conf file if needed.
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gksu gedit /etc/resolv.conf - Reboot the server (highly recommenced although not required)