Ubuntu 20.04 upgrade laptop local WIFI hotspot stopped working

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#1

After upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04 upgrade laptop local WIFI hotspot stopped working.
I use my Ethernet wired connection to receive internet access and use the laptop's WIFI interface as a local hotspot for my Android phone. After upgrading from 18.04 the hotspot stopped working. As suggested by a person in the IRC channel, I created an open WIFI hotspot access point that my phone saw and saved but had no Internet access. I use the standard Mate classic desktop. When I enable WIFI form the network management menu, I see a near by access point even though I have a hot spot defined so the laptop's WIFI should be used as an access point and not show other access points I would think. If there is some things I could do by the command line..
In /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections there is a new entry SSID.nmconnection . When I create a new WIFI network the deault is ad-hock which I change to hotspot.

#2

Hi,

I know the following is somewhat old but may be of help?. :grinning:

#3

Thanks!
I was able to create a hotspot using the hostapd package bypassing the Mate UI for the time being until the UI bug is fixed.

sudo apt install hostapd
git clone https://github.com/oblique/create_ap
cd create_ap
make install  (use sudo if you want to install it systemwide)
create_ap -m nat wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

Thanks
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#4

It is almost replaced by https://github.com/lakinduakash/linux-wifi-hotspot
Thans

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