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## Linux Wifi Hotspot
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[](https://travis-ci.com/lakinduakash/linux-wifi-hotspot)
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[](https://gitter.im/linux-wihotspot/community?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge)
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[](http://hits.dwyl.io/lakinduakash/linux-wifi-hotspot)
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### Features
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* Share your wifi like in Windows - Share wifi on same interface which you are connected to internet.
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* Share access point from any network interface
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* Includes Both command line and gui.
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* Support both 2.4GHz and 5GHz (Need to compatible with your wifi adapter). Ex: You have connected to 5GHz and share connection with 2.4GHz.
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* Select Channel.
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* Hide SSID
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[Command line help and documentation](src/scripts/README.md)
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### Dependencies
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#### General
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* bash
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* util-linux (for getopt)
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* procps or procps-ng
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* hostapd
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* iproute2
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* iw
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* iwconfig (you only need this if 'iw' can not recognize your adapter)
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* haveged (optional)
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_Make sure you have those dependencies by typing them in terminal. If any of dependencies fail
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install it using your distro's package manager_
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#### For 'NATed' or 'None' Internet sharing method
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* dnsmasq
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* iptables
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#### For building from source
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* cmake (https://cmake.org)
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* make
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* gcc and g++
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* build-essential
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* pkg-config
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* gtk
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* libgtk-3-dev
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On Ubuntu or debian install dependencies by,
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```bash
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sudo apt install -y libgtk-3-dev build-essential cmake gcc g++ pkg-config make
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```
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## Installation
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git clone https://github.com/lakinduakash/linux-wifi-hotspot
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cd linux-wifi-hotspot
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#build binaries
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make
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#install
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sudo make install
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If you don't want to install it to system, you can run programm from build directory. Then you don't want to run `sudo make install`.
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But make sure `create_ap` the command line util is installed.
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## Uninstallation
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sudo make uninstall
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## Running
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Run in terminal
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`wihotspot`
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Tested with Ubuntu 18.10. If any issue found, file a issue on github.
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**credits** - oblique
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## Contributing
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This project is still new. So you can simply open a issue and send a PR. Also there are some existing issues. Pick one and start contributing.
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## License
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FreeBSD
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Copyright (c) 2013, oblique
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Copyright (c) 2019, lakinduakash
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