Steps:
1. edit `/etc/hostname`: only 1 line with the `new-hostname`
```
new-hostname
```
2. edit `/etc/hosts`: 2 lines
```
127.0.0.1 localhost new-hostname
127.0.1.1 new-hostname
```
3. run `sudo service hostname start`
NOTE:
* Need to edit both files with the same value for `new-hostname`, then restart the hostname service.
* Work on Ubuntu 14:
```
lsb_release -a 0 < 09:25:15
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty
```