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How do I change the name of my system

Asked by Humphrey van Polanen Petel

My system appears to be name "ubuntu".
I wish to give it a name more meaningful to me.
Being unix-illiterate, please help.

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

run:

gksudo gedit /etc/hostname &

then run:

gksudo gedit /etc/hosts

with BOTH files open, change the name of the PC in both files (Case VERY sensitive). Save the new files, close both gedits and reboot.

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Humphrey van Polanen Petel (hpvpp) said : 		#2

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.