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Suse Linux Change Hostname (computer name) without yast

in Linux, Suse last updated February 2, 2018

I am a new Suse Enterprise Linux user. I setup my computer name to ‘linux-mig6’ during installation but now I would like to change the computer name to something else. How can I remove old name and set it to ‘suse-linux-server’ on SLES version 12 SP 3? Can you tell me how do I change the Suse computer name? How do I assign a static hostname to server running SuSe Linux?

Ubuntu Linux Change Hostname (computer name)

in BASH Shell, Debian / Ubuntu, Ubuntu Linux last updated February 2, 2018

I am a new Ubuntu Linux laptop user. I setup my computer name to ‘tom’ during installation but now I would like to change the computer name to ‘jerry’. How can I remove tom and set it to jerry on Ubuntu Linux? How do I change the Ubuntu computer name from ‘ubuntu’ to ‘AvlinStar’?

Debian Linux: Change Hostname / Computer Name Permanently

in Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, Ubuntu Linux last updated January 6, 2018

How do I change the hostname of a Debian Linux system permanently using the command line tools?

Linux Static IP Address Configuration

in Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, Networking, RedHat and Friends last updated April 23, 2011

How do I configure the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) properties of a network connection with a static IP address for servers running Linux operating systems? How do I configure static IP address under Debian Linux or Redhat / RHEL / Fedora / Redhat Enterprise Linux server?