How to Install hostname software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install hostname software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

hostname software package provides utility to set/show the host name or domain name, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install hostname 

hostname is installed in your system.

Make ensure the hostname package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep hostname *

You will get with hostname package name, version, architecture and description in a table

hostname package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Administration Utilities
Package hostname
Version 3.15+b2 [arm64], 3.15+b1 [ppc6
Description utility to set/show the host name or domain name
Sub Section Admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove hostname software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?