Hey everyone! I just installed PureOS on my 2019 Acer Helios 300, and I cant see wifi networks by default, Im new to linux so is there any fixes?
here is a wireless info scan: https://pastebin.com/VG2dxfaY
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It is because Pure O. System is not Linux, but Linux-Libre if research here you found the solutions i pretty sure. Linux-Libre is a washed kernel to clean/pure for GNU Operating System.
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@carlosgonz is exactly right, and what that ultimately means is the driver for your computer’s WiFi is probably proprietary and therefore not a part of PureOS. You can either find the driver/firmware and install it yourself or switch to something like Ubuntu or Linux Mint.
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Welcome here, where people help and actually can help each other gladly! You’ll need those two packages:
firmware-misc-nonfree
firmware-iwlwifi
By using of sudo dpkg -i after downloading:
https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/firmware-misc-nonfree
https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/firmware-iwlwifi
In addition, both @knurtsj and you might take advantage of using isenkram-autoinstall-firmware method, as described in this thread/post: Wifi on MacBook.
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