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Peter Raeves
Asked: 2014-05-17 08:55:41 +0800 CST

How do I enable/disable wifi in Lubuntu 14.04

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In ubuntu (14.04) wifi cards can be enabled/disabled by clicking 'enable Wi-Fi', how can I get this feature in Lubuntu too?

Ubuntu (14.04):

ub

Lubuntu (14.04):

lub

In the latter the four last menu entries are gone somehow.

wireless

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  1. Best Answer

    That useful feature is provided by the Network Manager Applet (nm-applet) in Ubuntu. Lubuntu has it installed, but not engaged, as if the OS was designed for old desktop PCs of the pre-wireless era. To remedy that, you can manually add nm-applet --sm-disable to autostart.

    Lubuntu 14.04 has a nice GUI for that under
    Menu->Preferences->Default Applications for LXSession->Autostart.

    Logout/login to test when done.

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