To-be-filled-by-O-E-M

[Bumpalot]

How can I fix this in kubuntu 15.04:
bumpy@bumpy-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M:~$

[oshunluvr]

Change your host name?

The normal bash prompt is user@hostname unless you messed with your ~/.bashrc

[Bumpalot]

I didn't "mess" with anything - (would not have a clue anyway) - this is how the CD install left it.
I would appreciate knowing how I can I change change it?

[oshunluvr]

The hostname command:

$ hostname --help
Usage: hostname [-b] {hostname|-F file}         set host name (from file)
       hostname [-a|-A|-d|-f|-i|-I|-s|-y]       display formatted name
       hostname                                 display host name


       {yp,nis,}domainname {nisdomain|-F file}  set NIS domain name (from file)
       {yp,nis,}domainname                      display NIS domain name


       dnsdomainname                            display dns domain name


       hostname -V|--version|-h|--help          print info and exit


Program name:
       {yp,nis,}domainname=hostname -y
       dnsdomainname=hostname -d


Program options:
    -a, --alias            alias names
    -A, --all-fqdns        all long host names (FQDNs)
    -b, --boot             set default hostname if none available
    -d, --domain           DNS domain name
    -f, --fqdn, --long     long host name (FQDN)
    -F, --file             read host name or NIS domain name from given file
    -i, --ip-address       addresses for the host name
    -I, --all-ip-addresses all addresses for the host
    -s, --short            short host name
    -y, --yp, --nis        NIS/YP domain name


Description:
   This command can get or set the host name or the NIS domain name. You can
   also get the DNS domain or the FQDN (fully qualified domain name).
   Unless you are using bind or NIS for host lookups you can change the
   FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) and the DNS domain name (which is
   part of the FQDN) in the /etc/hosts file.

or edit /etc/hostname

[oshunluvr]

Your hostname is entered during install. Either you didn't enter one or the installer left it out.

Look in /etc/hosts also and make sure it's correct there too.

[oshunluvr]

For a little fun, enter this in a terminal:

PS1='\[\e[0;36m\]\u@\h\[\e[m\] \[\e[1;35m\]\w\[\e[m\] \[\e[1;32m\]\$\[\e[m\] \[\e[1;37m\]'

This won't be permanent, it will only last until you close the terminal. To change you prompt permanently, you have to edit ~/.bashrc

[Bumpalot]

I'm an 82 year old fart that needs you to spell out exactly what the necessary commands are.
I presume it would be something relative to
bumpy@bumpy-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M:/etc$ hostname
bumpy-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M
bumpy@bumpy-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M:/etc$

[oshunluvr]

kdesudo kate /etc/hostname

Then change it to what you want. Best to keep it simple, like a single word. Then do:

kdesudo kate /etc/hosts

If you see "bumpy-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M" in there anywhere, change it to the same word you used in the first edit.

[Bumpalot]

This is the result I get:
bumpy@bumpy-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M:/etc$ kdesudo kate /etc/hostname
kate: Warning, session file not found: "/root/.local/share/kate/anonymous.katesession"
kate: Warning, session file not found: "/root/.local/share/kate/anonymous.katesession"
Couldn't start kglobalaccel from org.kde.kglobalaccel.service: QDBusError("org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.Child Signaled", "Process org.kde.kglobalaccel received signal 6")
kf5.kiconthemes: "Theme tree: (Oxygen)"

[oshunluvr]

Well, something is seriously wrong. If this is a new install, you might consider wiping it. I don't know what's causing this error, but something is amiss.

If you want to proceed, then try this:

sudo sed -i '/[COLOR=#333333]bumpy-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M[/COLOR]/ c\newhostname' /etc/hostname

replace newhostname with whatever you want.

[oshunluvr]

Then do

cat /etc/hosts

and see if the bumpy-To-be-filled-by-O-E-M is in there too.

[Bumpalot]

Did not work - nothing happened!!!
Will reinstall. Thanks for your help!

[claydoh]

When installing, make sure to look at what is showing in the user setup section - you can edit the hostname there.
The problem is possibly that your motherboard or bios or some other thing has left some bit of hardware information incomplete, and left with some generic stuff. The installer tries to set hostname to the model of the computer, as reported by the hardware, iirc. I have had a homebuilt system called 'generic' in the past.