I finally managed to triple boot OSX, Windows, and Ubuntu on my MBP (have been working at this for a while). However, when I boot into Ubuntu and try to connect to my hidden wireless network there is no option for hidden networks. It only has options for configuring VPN and a manage network button. I have tried the manage network button and creating a new WiFi connection using the network name and security info but there is no connect option, I can only save and then it does nothing. I am new to Linux so maybe I am overlooking something. Any thoughts?
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Thank you @Byte Commander. I did indeed need a driver for my Broadcom BCM4331 wireless card. After some research, I found that the driver I needed was on the bootable USB I had installed Ubuntu from, it just wasn't installed for some reason. So, I was able to simply navigate to the pool folder on the bootable USB and install dkms from the main/d folder and the bcmwl-kernel-source from the restricted/b folder. Right after the second install the wireless networks appeared and I was able to connect to my hidden network.
iwconfig,ifconfigandcat /etc/network/interfacesin a terminal? – Byte Commander Sep 10 '16 at 22:23rfkill listandsudo lshw -C networksay? – Byte Commander Sep 11 '16 at 16:16