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I have not found any answer on how to create Wi-Fi hotspot in Ubuntu 17.10.

I have found how to change the password of an existing hotspot. Also I found how to create in Ubuntu 16.04, but I can't make it work on Ubuntu 17.10.

Is there any way to achieve that using the default installation?

pomsky
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  1. Make sure your Wi-Fi is enabled (not disabled by hardware or toggle in the system menu at the top right).
  2. Click on Activities, search for Settings and open it.
  3. Go to Wi-Fi section.
  4. Click on the vertical ellipsis (three vertical dots) or something similar at the top right to open a pop-up dialogue. You should find a "Turn On Wi-Fi Hotspot" option there:
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  • My Android device doesn't see such wi-fi hotspot. Is there a way to solve it? – vstepaniuk Nov 25 '17 at 22:38
  • @stepaniuk See if this helps: https://askubuntu.com/questions/973784/wi-fi-hotspot-doesnt-transmit-data – pomsky Nov 25 '17 at 22:47
  • Thanks, but after some digging, it seams that the reason is that my Wi-Fi adapter is just not capable under Linux of Access Point / "Master" mode necessary for Android. This must be caused by the Linux wireless card driver, because I did share internet under Windows 7 with Connectify. https://askubuntu.com/questions/180733/how-to-setup-an-access-point-mode-wi-fi-hotspot/, https://askubuntu.com/questions/490950/create-wifi-hotspot-on-ubuntu/, https://github.com/oblique/create_ap/issues/264 – vstepaniuk Nov 26 '17 at 00:46