Public bug reported: In Ubuntu 17.04, the dnsmasq-tools dependency has been dropped from network-manager, and the wifi network sharing feature failed to work because of this:
NetworkManager[874]: <error> [1491134643.1581] device (wlp3s0): share: (wlp3s0) failed to start dnsmasq: Could not find "dnsmasq" binary In my opinion it should at least in Recommends, refer following for related info: Bug #992411 “network-manager: Please don't Depend on dnsmasq-bas...” : Bugs : network-manager package : Ubuntu https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/992411 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: network-manager 1.4.4-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-14.16-generic 4.10.3 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-14-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7 Date: Sun Apr 2 20:28:25 2017 IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-30 (2 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Beta amd64 (20170321) IpRoute: default via 192.168.1.1 dev enp4s0f2 proto static metric 100 10.42.0.0/24 dev wlp3s0 proto kernel scope link src 10.42.0.1 metric 600 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp3s0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.1.0/24 dev enp4s0f2 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.119 metric 100 NetworkManager.conf: [main] plugins=ifupdown,keyfile [ifupdown] managed=false NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=zh_TW:zh PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=zh_TW.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: network-manager UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH CONNECTION CON-UUID CON-PATH enp4s0f2 ethernet connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 由 DHCP 伺服器自動配發 IP 地址的網路 66cd739f-4bfd-4cbc-909f-1cd96e9ec8bb /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/8 wlp3s0 wifi connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 林博仁的模擬 Wi-Fi 網路 2547ce2c-a517-4d31-83a2-4bb38fc704cb /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/14 lo loopback unmanaged /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 -- -- -- nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSION STATE STARTUP CONNECTIVITY NETWORKING WIFI-HW WIFI WWAN-HW WWAN running 1.4.4 connected started full enabled enabled enabled enabled enabled ** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug packaging zesty ** Tags added: packaging -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1678606 Title: [packaging] Missing dnsmasq-tools dependency causes wifi hotspot/network sharing feature broken To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1678606/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
