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hostname doesn't make permanent change
<li value="11">To find out the name that you have assigned to your Linux system, enter the command: <code>'''hostname'''</code></li>
<li>Issue the following command: <code>'''hostname f19host'''</code></li>
<li>Re-issue the <code>hostname</code> command(or open a new terminal). What happened?</li> <li>Reboot, notice that the hostname has been reset to the original. The hostname command doesn't result in a permanent change. To make a permanent change to the hostname edit the /etc/hostname file.</li>
<li>To find out the kernel version of your GNU/Linux workstation and the date it was created, enter the command: <code>'''uname -rv'''</code></li>
<li>To find out all the system processes running on your GNU/Linux workstation, enter the command: <code>'''ps -ef'''</code></li>