I recently installed an Ubuntu Server in my Laptop (natively, not in a virtual machine). Everything worked fine until I used apt update - it didn't work. Quick diagnosis, and it was clear I simply didn't have an internet connection - WiFi is not working. I do not have any form of wired communication at my disposal, so I am doomed to a wireless connection. This is not a hardware problem - Linux Mint is on the same machine and has no connection problems. So I searched the internet for a solution to the problem - it's fairly simple, but it has one catch: all ways to connect via WiFi require you to install Wirelles Tools. However, I cannot do it in a conventional way, of course due to the fact that the system is Offline all the time. How can I install Wirelles Tools differently, e.g. from a Pendrive?
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Status please... – heynnema Jul 06 '21 at 02:34
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1Does this answer your question? How can I install software or packages without Internet (offline)? – nobody Jul 10 '21 at 20:46
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Boot to Linux Mint. Go to https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=wireless-tools&searchon=names&suite=focal§ion=all and download wireless-tools.
You will also need wpasupplicant found at https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=wpasupplicant&searchon=names&suite=focal§ion=all.
Put the .deb files on a flash drive.
Boot to Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS. Install the .deb file with sudo dpkg -i /path_to/wireless-tools_30~pre9-13ubuntu1_amd64.deb. Use the correct .deb filename. Same for wpasupplicant.
Then do sudo lshw -C network and cat /etc/netplan/*.yaml and edit that output into your question.
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