I am using Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS, when I try to run command hostnamectl I get error:
bash: hostnamectl: command not found
Which library shall I install to use hostnamectl ?
2 Answers
hostnamectl is provided by systemd-services package in Ubuntu 14.04. You need to install that package to get the command line utility
sudo apt-get install systemd-services
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have you tried it? I got this error:
# sudo hostnamectl set-hostname new_host_name Failed to get D-Bus connection: Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directorySep 21, 2016 at 6:46 -
@SamirSabri Yes. I used that in 16.04. The error seems like you have problem in dbus. You can ask a new question regarding this error.– AnwarSep 21, 2016 at 7:02
To find out which package a file is you can use apt- file:
sudo apt-get install apt-file
apt-file update
After using it it is as simple as :
ricardo@zeus:~$ apt-file search hostnamectl
cdist: /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cdist/conf/type/__hostname/explorer/has_hostnamectl
systemd: /usr/bin/hostnamectl
systemd: /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/hostnamectl
systemd: /usr/share/man/man1/hostnamectl.1.gz
systemd: /usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions/_hostnamectl
Once apt -file package tells you that the file is found , you just have to install it:
sudo apt-get install systemd
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I tried that, I got similar result, but when I run
/usr/bin/hostnamectlI get:bash: /usr/bin/hostnamectl: No such file or directorySep 18, 2016 at 10:21 -
if I try to run
ls /usr/binI can't seehostnamectl, however,apt-file search hostnamectlwill showsystemd: /usr/bin/hostnamectlcan you please exaplain? Sep 18, 2016 at 10:24 -
1Once apt -file package tells you that the file is found , you just have to install it: sudo apt- get install systemd– NeonietSep 18, 2016 at 11:43
systemd. I'm not sure whether it's available to you without that (in 14.04 which doesn't usesystemd)hostnamectlin 14.04 by installingsystemd?sudo apt-get install systemd-servicesinstalled it successfullysystemdbut you installedsystemd-services!!