Using wpa_supplicant.conf to predefine a wifi connection

[Colin Law]

On Sun, 28 Jun 2020 at 14:38, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 28 Jun 2020 at 14:33, Oliver Grawert <ogra at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> >
> > hi,
> >
> > Am Sonntag, den 28.06.2020, 14:48 +0200 schrieb Bo Berglund:
> > >
> > > So how can I preconfigure the WiFi network on the machine so it can
> > > connect when it is powered on at the location?
> >
> > ubuntu uses netplan since a while for commandline based system
> > configuration, see:
> >
> > https://netplan.io/
> >
> > and edit /etc/netplan/*.yaml to your needs ...
> >
>
> I am running 19.10 (upgraded over several years) and /etc/netplan is
> empty on my system.  Will that be because I have upgraded from before
> netplan rather than doing a fresh install?

Sorry, have just read Oliver's post again, he was referring to server
type systems rather than Desktop systems I think.
I think the Desktop installations still use Network Manager.

Colin