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no wifi option available when i installed ubuntu as my second os

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since i have recently installed ubuntu 16.04 as my second os i can't see a wifi enabling option.

 

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I think it's at the top right of the desktop. Have you installed drivers for your wifi adapter? Some adapters don't have Linux drivers, like my old Netgear one.

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Ditto, some wireless cards are very finicky under any linux distro

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