This quick tutorial is going to show you how to change the computer name or hostname in Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus. While installing Ubuntu Desktop, there’s a step to create user and setup computer name in the install wizard. If you want to change this name later, follow the steps below one by one: To change Hostname temporarily: Open terminal ...

This is a quick tutorial for Ubuntu Desktop and Server users who want to temporarily or permanently change their hostnames or computer names. Change Hostname temporarily: Log in to command console, or open terminal from the Dash/Menu or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T, and run: sudo hostname NEW_NAME_HERE Above command changes the hostname until next reboot. The change won’t be visible immediately ...