Ubuntu
gnome-control-center package

  1. Bug #1190048
  2. Comment #0

Comment 0 for bug 1190048

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Ｖ字龍(Vdragon) (vdragon) wrote : GNOME Control Center lacks ability to change system's hostname.

1. I expected there's a pre-installed GUI utility in Ubuntu to change hostname.
2. I expected it appears in GNOME Control Center(a.k.a. System Settings) -> Details -> "Device name" textbox
    * In fact there's really a "textbox" at the location but is not editable and there's no "Unlock" button at that view.
3. I expected if I run GNOME Control Center as root (gksudo gnome-control-center) I can change my hostname
    * In fact when GNOME Control Center run as root, the "textbox" really turn's into editable, but edit the content still won't apply to the system temporarily nor permanently.
4. I supposed there's many user having the same conclusion like me, so please help ;)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu0.11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-43.68-generic 3.2.42
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-43-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.2
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jun 12 04:12:11 2013
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-control-center
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130213)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_gnome-control-center:
 activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu3.2
 deja-dup 22.0-0ubuntu4
 gnome-bluetooth 3.2.2-0ubuntu5
 indicator-datetime 0.3.94-0ubuntu2