WIFI hotspot Ubuntu phone

24 Jul 2015 1 min read

How to enable the WIFI hotspot on the Ubuntu bq Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu edition:

first, use ssh to get access to the phone.
then

sudo -s your_pin_here
add-apt-repository ppa:ci-train-ppa-service/landing-046

next, create this file:

vi /etc/apt/preferences.d/silo.pref

and add these lines:

Package: *
Pin: release o=LP-PPA-ci-train-ppa-service-landing-046
Pin-Priority: 1002

(source: adapted from TestingProcessesUbuntuPersonal)

then, update the packages and install a few updates:

apt-get update
apt-get install indicator-network qml-module-ubuntu-connectivity \
                libconnectivity-qt1 ubuntu-system-settings \
                libsystemsettings1

find the Wifi hotspot in the Mobile menu.

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WIFI hotspot Ubuntu phone

Gijs Hillenius

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