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    By Heidy RamirezMay 14th 2021

    In this tutorial, we're going to learn how to change the static and "pretty" hostname.

    The static hostname can be chosen by the user and is stored in the /etc/hostname fill

    The “pretty” hostname is a free-form UTF8 host name for presentation to the user.

    The “hostnamectl” Command:

    hostnamectl

    running this will show you your current static hostname. Notice by default there's no "pretty" hostname.

    Change the static hostname

    hostnamectl set-hostname [static-hostname] --static

    Change the "pretty" hostname

    hostnamectl set-hostname ["pretty-hostname"] --pretty

    You can confirm your changes by running:

    hostnamectl
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