Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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Title:
[packaging] Missing dnsmasq-tools dependency causes wifi
hotspot/network sharing feature broken
Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
In Ubuntu 17.04, the dnsmasq-tools dependency has been dropped from
network-manager, and the wifi network sharing feature failed to work
because of this:
NetworkManager[874]: <error> [1491134643.1581] device (wlp3s0): share:
(wlp3s0) failed to start dnsmasq: Could not find "dnsmasq" binary
In my opinion it should at least in Recommends, refer following for
related info:
Bug #992411 “network-manager: Please don't Depend on dnsmasq-bas...” : Bugs :
network-manager package : Ubuntu
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/992411
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: network-manager 1.4.4-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-14.16-generic 4.10.3
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7
Date: Sun Apr 2 20:28:25 2017
IfupdownConfig:
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-30 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Beta amd64 (20170321)
IpRoute:
default via 192.168.1.1 dev enp4s0f2 proto static metric 100
10.42.0.0/24 dev wlp3s0 proto kernel scope link src 10.42.0.1 metric 600
169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp3s0 scope link metric 1000
192.168.1.0/24 dev enp4s0f2 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.119 metric
100
NetworkManager.conf:
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile
[ifupdown]
managed=false
NetworkManager.state:
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=zh_TW:zh
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=zh_TW.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
nmcli-dev:
DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH
CONNECTION CON-UUID
CON-PATH
enp4s0f2 ethernet connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 由
DHCP 伺服器自動配發 IP 地址的網路 66cd739f-4bfd-4cbc-909f-1cd96e9ec8bb
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/8
wlp3s0 wifi connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2
林博仁的模擬 Wi-Fi 網路 2547ce2c-a517-4d31-83a2-4bb38fc704cb
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/14
lo loopback unmanaged /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 --
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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
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