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Change network name to eth0 on Ubuntu/Debian

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To change network name to eth0 like in old versions of linux, edit file

vi /etc/default/grub

Find

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

Replace with

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0"

Now run

update-grub

On reboot, your network name will be changed back to old eth0/eth1 format.

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