How to install ap-hotspot

Question

I can't seem to install ap-hotspot on ubuntu 12.04. I read somewhere that I should run the following commands:

$ sudo su -
# add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
# aptitude update
# aptitude install ap-hotspot
# ap-hotspot configure
# ap-hotspot start

But my terminal get stuck on the aptitude update because I get the error Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.medibuntu.org:http'. I was told that's because medibuntu has been shut down. So I had to go into /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ and delete all things related to medibuntu before I could run aptitude update again.

Then I tried to run apt-get install ap-hotspot, but I got the error

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 ap-hotspot : Depends: dnsmasq but it is not going to be installed

So then I ran the apt-get install dnsmasq, but i got the error:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 dnsmasq : Depends: dnsmasq-base (>= 2.59-4) but it is not going to be installed

So then I ran the apt-get install dnsmasq-base but i got the message:

dnsmasq-base is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 260 not upgraded.

So how do i get ap-hotspot to work?

Solution

ap_hotspot is outdated and is not under further development by its dev's.

create_ap is the new hotspot creator for linux distribution available freely. You make your own by synchronizing with github.

git clone https://github.com/oblique/create_ap
cd create ap
make install

/* The above method is for debian based distribution */ to initialize create ap : 1) Fire up terminal 2) Type create_ap to show up the commands 3) To create internet sharing from same interface network type :

create_ap wlan0 wlan0 MyAccessPoint MyPassPhrase

source : Check for extra commands

Comments

[Ludwig Schulze]

possible duplicate of Failed to fetch medibuntu Something wicked happened resolving (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

[phemmer]

Can you provide dpkg -s dnsmasq-base | grep Version? The latest version in the precise repo is 2.59-4, but according to the apt-get install dnsmasq output, that's not what is installed.

[John]

@Patrick the output of your command is Version: 2.59-4ubuntu0.1

[John]

@Braiam I did check that question previously but all it says is how to remove medibuntu, which I've already done as stated in my question. Removing medibuntu did not help install ap-hotspot. And also, no one has yet to supply a suggestion on how to provide the dependencies on ap-hotspot. The question you referenced also does not mention any instructions for installing ap-hotspot, which is my original question. Thanks!

[Wes Haq]

This solved my problem. Maybe it'll help you as well. See [here][1]. [1]: askubuntu.com/questions/470512/…