I'm trying to get the Wi-Fi working on my old Acer TravelMate 4050 laptop that runs Lubuntu 16.04, but I'm having no luck. There's no physical button for Wi-Fi, and when I click the network icon and choose 'Enable Wi-Fi,' it doesn't respond at all, and I can't see any available networks. Is my laptop even compatible with Lubuntu 16.04?
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Why are you using such an old version of Lubuntu? You might want to check what model your Wi-Fi card is. Intel cards generally work well with Linux, but different brands can be tricky.
I prefer keeping the older version since it runs faster on my laptop. No need to upgrade if everything works for my needs like browsing and YouTube!