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How to edit read-only file in /etc? [duplicate]

I'm a brand new user so I'm not sure of my way around the system yet. I want to change my computer's name, so I tried to edit the name in /etc/hostname, but it is a read-only file. Adding the ! ...
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2 answers
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How to change my device name? [duplicate]

I want to change my device name but I have not found any option in the settings to do it. I am using Ubuntu for first time. Is there any way to change the device name that appears when I lock the ...
Randeep Sarkar's user avatar
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2 answers
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I want to change the host name - is it enough to edit the /etc/hosts file? [duplicate]

Short version Can I just edit the /etc/hosts file, meaning can I login as user@<hostname I wish to change> without unintentionally breaking something? Would this be enough or is there something ...
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2 answers
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Changing computer name [duplicate]

Can someone tell me how to change the computer name on a pc, I've tried to edit the /etc/hostname file but it won't allow me access to save the amended file, thought the user the system created was ...
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Change computer name after installing Ubuntu 14.04 [duplicate]

I wanted to change my computer name after I installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. How can I do this? Your help and information will be greatly appreciated.
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3 answers
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Change Machine Name [duplicate]

How to change machine name in Ubuntu; as in my case it is written as Lenov@G500, and I want to change both names i. Lenovo and G500. how it can be done through Terminal.
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How do I change hostname? [duplicate]

The hostname of my name is very long, which is odd. How can change the hostname for my system? My hostname, currently, is himanshu@himanshu-Lenovo-ideapad-100-15IBD:~$ Is there any way I can ...
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sudo unable to resolve host error message [duplicate]

I changed my hostname in: /etc/hostname And then also changed it with: sudo hostname MATRIX But I experienced a problem because (and I don't know if this is related or not) none of my applications ...
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Terminal Username [duplicate]

So I am new to Linux and whenever I open up my terminal, my username is gansaikhan@gansaikhan: ; So my question is how can I change this terminal username to something like maybe gansaikhan@ubuntu: ......
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How to change the text after username@ in Ubuntu [duplicate]

I just installed Ubuntu and opened an admin panel where I saw that I accidentally allowed the system to use my laptop's name. Can anyone suggest how would I remove it?
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How to change hostname [duplicate]

I have updated my system's hostname in /etc/hostname file as master. I have also mapped my /etc/hosts file like <ip> master Still, when I type $ hostname, I get a different hostname. I ...
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How do I change host name [duplicate]

Getting 'unable to resolve host' error and need to change name. How do I do this? Hostname is brian-HP-G60-Notebook-PC $ cat /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 linux # The following lines ...
Brian Smith's user avatar
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0 answers
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Abnormal long prompt / change username & computer name [duplicate]

I've just tested out Ubuntu 16.04, my first time with Linux. Now I installed it just to try, and found out that u like it! However, since this was only a test, I didn't select username and computer ...
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How to change hostname on a ubuntu server 18.04 [duplicate]

I have a problem with a new server with Ubuntu 18.04. I try to change the host name more times, with different method, like editing /etc/hostname or hostnamectl --set-hostname ecc ecc. But when I ...
Fabrizio ROMANO's user avatar
385 votes
14 answers
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How do I change the computer name?

When I connect to my server (ubuntu server 10.10), I get this: [email protected] ~> How can I remove ".belkin"?
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