How to Change Hostname in CentOS 8. A hostname is a label that identifies a machine on a network. In CentOS 8, you can change a hostname or computer name using nmtui or nmcli.
Changing hostname using nmtui command is pretty simple. But, make sure you are logged in as a user with sudo privileges.
Run this command
sudo nmtui-hostname
Then just simply change the hostname.
Or,the second option is using nmcli.Type this command
sudo nmcli general hostname linuxsec
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