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I see WiFi networks; but when I select one there is no dialogue to enter a password. So I have no WiFi, only wired connection.

The output of pgrep NetworkManager is: 951. Ubuntu version is 14.04

What can I do to get the password dialogue back?

Federico Vargas
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  • Welcome to AskUbuntu! ;-) Could you please give us a bit more information like: what version of Ubuntu you're running? What the output to pgrep NetworkManager is? Please [edit] your question and add this information... – Fabby Jan 18 '15 at 21:11
  • thank you Fabby. Done! Output is 951, ubuntu version is 14.04 – Federico Vargas Jan 20 '15 at 06:35
  • As per User comment below the answer: Linux GoBang is off topic here. – Fabby Apr 21 '16 at 15:18

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This answer is a bit of overkill, but the easiest way of circumventing the problem you have: Install another network Manager.

Steps to take:

  1. Take a full system backup (You've just been promoted to user type 4!)

  2. sudo apt-get install -d --reinstall network-manager network-manager-gnome

    Now is the time to stop and reflect and already test whether this already solved your problem.

    No? OK, lets get on to the next step:

  3. sudo apt-get install wicd-gtk
  4. sudo apt-get remove --purge network-manager-gnome network-manager

OK, so now you've got rid of the old network manager and have a new one. Now you need to open it and configure your network:

  1. Go to the dash and type wicd and click the sole icon there.
  2. Voilà: now you just have to add the config for your network
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  • And as you're a reputation 1 user: If this all works, don't forget to click the grey check-mark under the "0" at the left of this text, which means "yes, this answer is valid"! ;-) – Fabby Jan 20 '15 at 10:30
  • hi Fabby, thank you very much for your answer! I'll definitely try this, but before I do there's a couple things worrying me: I'm not in gnome ubuntu nor unity, but in something called gobang, some kind of crunchbang style ubuntu. So I don't have any "dash", and maybe "network-manager-gnome" is not what I have installed, since I have no gnome desktop enviroment? – Federico Vargas Jan 21 '15 at 13:22
  • Sorry, but I don't use gnome... Did the other stuff help? If yes, don't forget to click the ☑ next to the answer... If you have any forther questions, do not hesitate to ask another one! ;-) – Fabby Sep 29 '15 at 18:13