Public bug reported: There is a button in network-manager-gnome GUI that starts a WiFi hotspot, but it does not work out of the box on Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 untill dnsmasq is installed manually.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: network-manager-gnome 1.4.2-1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-19.21-generic 4.10.8 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-19-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sun Apr 23 19:22:02 2017 IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-22 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) IpRoute: default via 192.168.1.1 dev enx582c80139263 proto static metric 100 192.168.1.0/24 dev enx582c80139263 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.100 metric 100 NetworkManager.conf: [main] plugins=ifupdown,keyfile [ifupdown] managed=false NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no username) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: network-manager-applet UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH CONNECTION CON-UUID CON-PATH enx582c80139263 ethernet connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/4 Проводное соединение 2 543da71d-1383-469f-95b0-114ce014d787 /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/7 wlp3s0 wifi disconnected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 -- -- -- enp2s0 ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 -- -- -- lo loopback unmanaged /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 -- -- -- nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSION STATE STARTUP CONNECTIVITY NETWORKING WIFI-HW WIFI WWAN-HW WWAN running 1.4.4 connected started full enabled enabled enabled enabled enabled ** Affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages zesty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1685639 Title: network-manager-gnome must depend on dnsmasq for WiFi/Ethernet hotspots to work Status in network-manager-applet package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: There is a button in network-manager-gnome GUI that starts a WiFi hotspot, but it does not work out of the box on Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 untill dnsmasq is installed manually. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: network-manager-gnome 1.4.2-1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-19.21-generic 4.10.8 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-19-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sun Apr 23 19:22:02 2017 IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-22 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) IpRoute: default via 192.168.1.1 dev enx582c80139263 proto static metric 100 192.168.1.0/24 dev enx582c80139263 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.100 metric 100 NetworkManager.conf: [main] plugins=ifupdown,keyfile [ifupdown] managed=false NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no username) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: network-manager-applet UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH CONNECTION CON-UUID CON-PATH enx582c80139263 ethernet connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/4 Проводное соединение 2 543da71d-1383-469f-95b0-114ce014d787 /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/7 wlp3s0 wifi disconnected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 -- -- -- enp2s0 ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 -- -- -- lo loopback unmanaged /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 -- -- -- nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSION STATE STARTUP CONNECTIVITY NETWORKING WIFI-HW WIFI WWAN-HW WWAN running 1.4.4 connected started full enabled enabled enabled enabled enabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1685639/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp