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I followed this answer and added in the interfaces file these lines:

auto wlx...
iface wlx... inet static
address 192.168.2.150
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1
wpa-ssid <my_router>
wpa-psk <my_wpa_key>
dns-nameservers 8.8.8.8 192.168.1.1

ifconfig outputs my Wifi dongle as wlx.. instead of wlan0 (that's why I changed it).

When doing sudo ifup wlx... I get:

wpa_supplicant: /sbin/wpa_supplicant daemon failed to start
run-parts: /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant exited with return code 1
Failed to bring wlx...

Why does this appear?

The bigger context is described here: Make Ubuntu Server to connect automatically to WiFi, but it was closed as duplicate.

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  • I suspect that we will find the answer in: cat /var/log/syslog | grep wpa Please run that in the terminal and post the result. If it is more than 6 lines, paste it here and give us the link: `http://paste.ubuntu.com – chili555 Dec 16 '16 at 15:06
  • As well, I will suggest corrections to your /etc/network/interfaces file. – chili555 Dec 16 '16 at 22:09
  • @chili555 Actually... after rebooting the machine, it just worked with the same config... It got a static ip on the network (192.168.2.150) I can use and connect to it. – Ionică Bizău Dec 17 '16 at 16:38

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