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I have installed Ubuntu on an old PC to try and learn it and become familiar so I can switch away from Windows, although most probably not entirely. I've put my machine on a network and would like to change its name. Someone in a reply to this same question by another forum member suggested the following:

If you want a GUI assisted process install Ubuntu-Tweak. Among other uses of this app is the ability to change computer name through tab "Computer-Details" -> "Hostname"

I have downloaded and installed the latest version of Ubuntu-Tweak, however I do not see a tab named as suggested above. What am I doing wrong? What am I missing?

The reason I started on a new question is that this reply was over 4 years old or thereabouts.

Thank you for your answers and consideration.

Ned
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Change hostname on this way

sudo gedit /etc/hostname

And change name

You should also edit /etc/hosts and change the line

127.0.1.1     your-old-hostname
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