Is caused by missing wpa_supplicant.
Alternate workaround is to start it manually;
systemctl start wpa_supplicant
After this, wireless can be used. The reason reboot worked was that it
did the same thing.
According to syslog, when the host name changes from oem-INVALID to user
preference
bug still present in 16.04.1
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Reproduced on a derivative. Using 16.04.1 ISO remastered with the Sugar
desktop. Used to work with 14.04.3. Log out and log in makes no
change. Workaround is to reboot.
Can supply additional information if required. Let me know.
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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