penreturnsbackup: How to change your Hostname (Ubuntu)

1. First, open a terminal and type:

root@penreturns:~$ gksu gedit /etc/hostname

You should see a line stating your current hostname. For eg. iPad

2. Change the hostname to something you desired. Save and close the file.

3. Back in your terminal, type:

root@penreturns:~$ gksu gedit /etc/hosts

4. Change the line:

127.0.1.1 iPad

to

127.0.1.1 your-new-hostname

Save and close the file.
Reboot and your new hostname should appear in the terminal now.
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