Why did Deepin remove the Wi-Fi UI input, and what are the recommended ways to connect to Wi-Fi without it?

[MouadELouichouani]

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Hi everyone,
I’m currently using Deepin Linux and noticed that the Wi-Fi UI input (network selection / password dialog) seems to be missing or removed in recent versions.
looking for help
(there is no icon or network section is just like its not supported anymore btw im still connected to old wifi)

[Shahane-Vaishnavi]

Deepin didn’t remove Wi-Fi itself.
The problem is with the UI (graphical interface), not the Wi-Fi backend.

Main Reasons may be

-Missing network UI package
After system updates or upgrades, the Wi-Fi dialog package (dde-network-dialog) can be missing.

-Upgrade via terminal instead of Deepin updater
Using apt upgrade sometimes skips important UI components.

-Control Center network module not loading
So it looks like Wi-Fi is “not supported”, even though it works in background.

-Drivers are fine, UI is broken
That’s why the old Wi-Fi stays connected, but you can’t change networks.

-Basically: Wi-Fi is working, but the screen to control it is gone.

you can try this: Restore the Wi-Fi UI (Recommended)

following was a some bash commandas that usually fixes everything

• sudo apt update

• sudo apt install dde-network-dialog

Then restart your system.

This brings back:

-Wi-Fi icon
-Network list
-Password popup

[Akash1134]

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