Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: hostname
A while back, I set about to change the name of my computer. In order to
accomplish this task, I began by booting up the system
in single-user mode and...
1. changed the contents of the /etc/hostname file to the new name of my computer
2. changed the contents of the /etc/hosts file to have 127.0.0.1 point to both
"localhost" and the new name of my computer
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 <new name here>
# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts
All seemed just fine...until I attempted to log into my X session after
rebooting the computer. After typing in my username and password via the login
screen, the system appeared to begin the process of initializing X and my
desktop manager, however, after logging me into to the desktop, the screen I
was presented with contained no taskbar, menus, icons, etc., essentially, I was
left with a blank desktop. Nor could I do anything with the keyboard or mouse
other than CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE to exit my X session.
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Environment
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Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Kubuntu 7.10
Release: 7.10
Codename: gutsy
Linux: Linux 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Dec 18 08:02:57 UTC 2007 i686
GNU/Linux
Video Card: Nvidia, Nvidia Driver = 100.14.23
X Server Information:
Server Version Number=11.0
Server Vendor String=The X.Org Foundation
Server Vendor Version=1.3.0 (10300000)
NV-Control Version=1.13
X-screens=1
IMPORTANT: In Kubuntu, I'm running CompizFusion
** Affects: hostname (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Changing hostname breaks X
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/179405
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