sorry i took so long to reply, we had a power cut.
ok here it is
for hostnamectl
Static hostname: n/a
Transient hostname: localhost
icon name: computer-desktop
chassis: desktop
machine ID: 5e15ae70ac40462ab8aa56f9a31b5ee
boot ID: 272eee3a2f57422dabfb5992331b55f3
operating system: ubuntu...