How To: Turn Your Linux Box Into a WiFi Hotspot

Make a Linux WiFi Hotspot

linux-wifi-hotspot‘ Which is a great tool, complete with GUI if wanted, written by lakinduakash. It has only been around for a few years, but it’s spoken of very highly and it just works and works well.

[code]sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lakinduakash/lwh[/code]

[code]sudo apt update[/code]

[code]sudo apt install linux-wifi-hotspot[/code]

If you want, you can visit the link above, click on releases, and download the .deb file for the current release and just install it with gdebi.

[code]yay -S linux-wifi-hotspot[/code]

To check this, you need to run the following command:

[code]iw list | grep AP[/code]

Anyhow, the output should contain one or both of the following lines:

Device supports AP scan.

And/Or:

Driver supports full state transitions for AP/GO clients.