How to Install hostname software package in Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus)

How to Install hostname software package in Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus)

hostname software package provides utility to set/show the host name or domain name, you can install in your Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) 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 Ubuntu 17 04 zesty zapus
Section Administration Utilities
Package hostname
Version 3.18
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 Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus)?