Indeed there seems to be a problem with 'netplan apply'. It tries to activate/start a systemd service unit called "netplan- wpa@wlan0.service", while the actual name of the service unit is "netplan-wpa-wlan0.service".
Could you try to verify if the following patch fixes your problem? https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/qgc6FPP4Gf/ ** Changed in: netplan.io (Ubuntu) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: netplan.io (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Lukas Märdian (slyon) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1874377 Title: Netplan does not connect to Wireless after `sudo netplan apply` until reboot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netplan.io/+bug/1874377/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs