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While installing ubuntu 9.10 i set a long hostname and it is hard to keep track of it while connecting from other machines. Please help how to change hostname?

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Open terminal by going to Applications->Accessories->Terminal
 
Enter the following
$ hostname
(this will show your current hostname)
 
To change, type
 
$ hostname -b newhostname

for example $ hostname -b my-ubuntu-desktop

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The above change will revert once you reboot the machine.
 
To make permanent change edit the following file using
 
sudo gedit /etc/hostname

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