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It appears this is a common topic but I think my problem may be unique in that I cannot find ifconfig. I was trying to follow this tutorial and others. I am on Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows 10. When I type



ifcongig


This is what I see.



Command 'ifconfig' not found, but can be installed with: sudo apt install net-tools


It sounds as though I need to do a reinstall, this time getting these default programs included so I can get wifi. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I might get these default appications?










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  • ifconfig is no longer bundled with Ubuntu, but you can install it with apt as suggested in the error output. But you can also switch to the current software, ip. See man ip to learn how to use it. Example: ip a
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It appears this is a common topic but I think my problem may be unique in that I cannot find ifconfig. I was trying to follow this tutorial and others. I am on Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows 10. When I type



ifcongig


This is what I see.



Command 'ifconfig' not found, but can be installed with: sudo apt install net-tools


It sounds as though I need to do a reinstall, this time getting these default programs included so I can get wifi. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I might get these default appications?










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  • ifconfig is no longer bundled with Ubuntu, but you can install it with apt as suggested in the error output. But you can also switch to the current software, ip. See man ip to learn how to use it. Example: ip a
    – sudodus
    Nov 27 at 16:07













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It appears this is a common topic but I think my problem may be unique in that I cannot find ifconfig. I was trying to follow this tutorial and others. I am on Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows 10. When I type



ifcongig


This is what I see.



Command 'ifconfig' not found, but can be installed with: sudo apt install net-tools


It sounds as though I need to do a reinstall, this time getting these default programs included so I can get wifi. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I might get these default appications?










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It appears this is a common topic but I think my problem may be unique in that I cannot find ifconfig. I was trying to follow this tutorial and others. I am on Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows 10. When I type



ifcongig


This is what I see.



Command 'ifconfig' not found, but can be installed with: sudo apt install net-tools


It sounds as though I need to do a reinstall, this time getting these default programs included so I can get wifi. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I might get these default appications?







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  • ifconfig is no longer bundled with Ubuntu, but you can install it with apt as suggested in the error output. But you can also switch to the current software, ip. See man ip to learn how to use it. Example: ip a
    – sudodus
    Nov 27 at 16:07


















  • ifconfig is no longer bundled with Ubuntu, but you can install it with apt as suggested in the error output. But you can also switch to the current software, ip. See man ip to learn how to use it. Example: ip a
    – sudodus
    Nov 27 at 16:07
















ifconfig is no longer bundled with Ubuntu, but you can install it with apt as suggested in the error output. But you can also switch to the current software, ip. See man ip to learn how to use it. Example: ip a
– sudodus
Nov 27 at 16:07




ifconfig is no longer bundled with Ubuntu, but you can install it with apt as suggested in the error output. But you can also switch to the current software, ip. See man ip to learn how to use it. Example: ip a
– sudodus
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In Ubuntu 18.04 and later, ifconfig is superceded with:



ip addr show


Here is a sample output:



1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 ::1/128 scope host
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp0s25: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN group default qlen 1000
link/ether xx:f7:28:ae:83:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: wlp3s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
link/ether xx:c5:d4:0e:64:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 192.168.0.xx/24 brd 192.168.0.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wlp3s0
valid_lft 163355sec preferred_lft 163355sec
inet6 2600:1700:5aa0:839:3463:39f0:7595:xxxx/64 scope global temporary dynamic
valid_lft 595357sec preferred_lft 76778sec
inet6 2600:1700:5aa0:839:ed1a:bd8d:e5a:xxxx/64 scope global dynamic mngtmpaddr noprefixroute
valid_lft 2591685sec preferred_lft 604485sec
inet6 fe80::3f3e:a058:dc6d:df91/64 scope link noprefixroute
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever


Here is a handy guide: https://p5r.uk/blog/2010/ifconfig-ip-comparison.html






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    In Ubuntu 18.04 and later, ifconfig is superceded with:



    ip addr show


    Here is a sample output:



    1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
    valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host
    valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    2: enp0s25: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether xx:f7:28:ae:83:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    3: wlp3s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether xx:c5:d4:0e:64:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.0.xx/24 brd 192.168.0.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wlp3s0
    valid_lft 163355sec preferred_lft 163355sec
    inet6 2600:1700:5aa0:839:3463:39f0:7595:xxxx/64 scope global temporary dynamic
    valid_lft 595357sec preferred_lft 76778sec
    inet6 2600:1700:5aa0:839:ed1a:bd8d:e5a:xxxx/64 scope global dynamic mngtmpaddr noprefixroute
    valid_lft 2591685sec preferred_lft 604485sec
    inet6 fe80::3f3e:a058:dc6d:df91/64 scope link noprefixroute
    valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever


    Here is a handy guide: https://p5r.uk/blog/2010/ifconfig-ip-comparison.html






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      In Ubuntu 18.04 and later, ifconfig is superceded with:



      ip addr show


      Here is a sample output:



      1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
      link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
      inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
      valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
      inet6 ::1/128 scope host
      valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
      2: enp0s25: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN group default qlen 1000
      link/ether xx:f7:28:ae:83:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
      3: wlp3s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
      link/ether xx:c5:d4:0e:64:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
      inet 192.168.0.xx/24 brd 192.168.0.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wlp3s0
      valid_lft 163355sec preferred_lft 163355sec
      inet6 2600:1700:5aa0:839:3463:39f0:7595:xxxx/64 scope global temporary dynamic
      valid_lft 595357sec preferred_lft 76778sec
      inet6 2600:1700:5aa0:839:ed1a:bd8d:e5a:xxxx/64 scope global dynamic mngtmpaddr noprefixroute
      valid_lft 2591685sec preferred_lft 604485sec
      inet6 fe80::3f3e:a058:dc6d:df91/64 scope link noprefixroute
      valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever


      Here is a handy guide: https://p5r.uk/blog/2010/ifconfig-ip-comparison.html






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        In Ubuntu 18.04 and later, ifconfig is superceded with:



        ip addr show


        Here is a sample output:



        1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
        link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
        inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
        inet6 ::1/128 scope host
        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
        2: enp0s25: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN group default qlen 1000
        link/ether xx:f7:28:ae:83:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
        3: wlp3s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
        link/ether xx:c5:d4:0e:64:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
        inet 192.168.0.xx/24 brd 192.168.0.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wlp3s0
        valid_lft 163355sec preferred_lft 163355sec
        inet6 2600:1700:5aa0:839:3463:39f0:7595:xxxx/64 scope global temporary dynamic
        valid_lft 595357sec preferred_lft 76778sec
        inet6 2600:1700:5aa0:839:ed1a:bd8d:e5a:xxxx/64 scope global dynamic mngtmpaddr noprefixroute
        valid_lft 2591685sec preferred_lft 604485sec
        inet6 fe80::3f3e:a058:dc6d:df91/64 scope link noprefixroute
        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever


        Here is a handy guide: https://p5r.uk/blog/2010/ifconfig-ip-comparison.html






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        In Ubuntu 18.04 and later, ifconfig is superceded with:



        ip addr show


        Here is a sample output:



        1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
        link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
        inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
        inet6 ::1/128 scope host
        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
        2: enp0s25: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN group default qlen 1000
        link/ether xx:f7:28:ae:83:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
        3: wlp3s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
        link/ether xx:c5:d4:0e:64:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
        inet 192.168.0.xx/24 brd 192.168.0.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wlp3s0
        valid_lft 163355sec preferred_lft 163355sec
        inet6 2600:1700:5aa0:839:3463:39f0:7595:xxxx/64 scope global temporary dynamic
        valid_lft 595357sec preferred_lft 76778sec
        inet6 2600:1700:5aa0:839:ed1a:bd8d:e5a:xxxx/64 scope global dynamic mngtmpaddr noprefixroute
        valid_lft 2591685sec preferred_lft 604485sec
        inet6 fe80::3f3e:a058:dc6d:df91/64 scope link noprefixroute
        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever


        Here is a handy guide: https://p5r.uk/blog/2010/ifconfig-ip-comparison.html







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