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I dual booted my Windows computer with Ubuntu 14.04 because my professor needed me to be compatible with the lab. On my Windows partition, the wifi works. On Linux, it does not work at all. I have tried to sudo-apt get install many backports, and none of them worked. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: linux-image-4.15.0-112-generic 4.15.0-112.113 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-112.113-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-112-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.14 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: shruti 1646 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found. CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Wed Jul 22 13:55:27 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-07-12 (375 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426) IwConfig: enp2s0 no wireless extensions. lo no wireless extensions. MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 5570 ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-112-generic root=UUID=1ec45041-4809-46e0-a1d5-94d4bbbb380a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.15.0-112-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.15.0-112-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.173.18 RfKill: 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/26/2018 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1.1.9 dmi.board.name: 0YDF7T dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.1.9:bd09/26/2018:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron5570:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0YDF7T:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.family: Inspiron dmi.product.name: Inspiron 5570 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1888470 Title: wifi interface not working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1888470/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs