Thanks go to the user Morbuis1 on the ubuntu forums for solving this bug. See this post for more info:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10556858&postcount=20 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/735072 Title: The hostname proposed by installer is too long for file sharing to work correctly. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
