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I got a laptop where user1 as already there, now I created user2 and deleted user1, still when I am opening terminal it shows:



user2@user1:~$


I want to make it like this:



user2@user2:~$


How can I do it?
I am using Ubuntu version 16.04










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    I got a laptop where user1 as already there, now I created user2 and deleted user1, still when I am opening terminal it shows:



    user2@user1:~$


    I want to make it like this:



    user2@user2:~$


    How can I do it?
    I am using Ubuntu version 16.04










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      I got a laptop where user1 as already there, now I created user2 and deleted user1, still when I am opening terminal it shows:



      user2@user1:~$


      I want to make it like this:



      user2@user2:~$


      How can I do it?
      I am using Ubuntu version 16.04










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      I got a laptop where user1 as already there, now I created user2 and deleted user1, still when I am opening terminal it shows:



      user2@user1:~$


      I want to make it like this:



      user2@user2:~$


      How can I do it?
      I am using Ubuntu version 16.04







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          The string after the "@" is the name of the host. To change this you have to change the name of your computer.






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