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Package: hostname (2.93) [essential]

utility to set/show the host name or domain name

The hostname command can be used to either set or display the current host or domain name of the system. This name is used by many of the networking programs to identify the machine. The domain name is also used by NIS/YP.

Tags: User Interface: Command Line, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Purpose: Configuration

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  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.3.5-1) [not alpha, i386, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6) [i386]
  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.3.5-1) [alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6.1-udeb

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alpha 10.9 kB88 kB [list of files]
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arm 9.8 kB80 kB [list of files]
hppa 10.8 kB80 kB [list of files]
i386 10.0 kB80 kB [list of files]
ia64 12.3 kB96 kB [list of files]
mips 10.5 kB80 kB [list of files]
mipsel 10.5 kB80 kB [list of files]
powerpc 10.3 kB80 kB [list of files]
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sparc 10.0 kB80 kB [list of files]