i'm new to ubuntu .presently i'm using ubuntu 12.04 version.I want to know how to change terminal's displaying text. currently my terminal displaying the text..
narasimha@narasimha:~$
how can i change it with narasimha@reddy:-$
i'm new to ubuntu .presently i'm using ubuntu 12.04 version.I want to know how to change terminal's displaying text. currently my terminal displaying the text..
narasimha@narasimha:~$
how can i change it with narasimha@reddy:-$
Narashima is the hostname of the machine, you can alter is by issuing the command:
sudo hostname reddy
If you open a new shell it will read narasimha@reddy:-$
All you really have to do is edit a system variable, $PS1
, to be exact.
You would have to edit the ~/.bashrc
file to make it permanent. Otherwise, it would only stay in effect until the user quit the terminal, then it would revert back.
Read here for a more in depth solution: http://www.linuxselfhelp.com/howtos/Bash-Prompt/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO-2.html
Quote:
It also supports configurable prompts - most people realize this, but don't know how much can be done
...
The appearance of the prompt is governed by the shell variable PS1.
You can either manually enter it this way, or follow what @Requist answered and use the sudo hostname reddy
command and do it the easy way (we all like easy, right? :D)
It can be not possible, but there are 2 ways, don't know.
Case 1 (easier)
Make a new account "reddy" and look up the terminal. See if it works.
Case 2
Well, you might need a reinstall. When you install, in the username type reddy, and when you finally install the OS, make an account named "narasimha".
Case 2 is probably going to work, but I have no idea. Try the Case 1 first.
reddy@narasimha-$
. – RPiAwesomeness Dec 29 '13 at 19:22I am pretty positive that the asker will have no idea how to do it as well, because she's new to Ubuntu :)
– Xylo Dec 29 '13 at 19:25@
is the hostname, not the username - so creating a new account "reddy" would result inreddy@narasimha
NOTnarasimha@reddy
– steeldriver Dec 29 '13 at 19:25