Rename a network device (Ubuntu 16.04)

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#Create a file called
/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
#Add this and replace address and name:
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="02:01:02:03:04:05", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", NAME="eth0"

#Modify the grub configuration
/etc/default/grub
# Replace this line
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
# with
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0"
# Upgrade your grub and reboot
sudo update-grub
sudo reboot