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fix wifi not working iwlwifi -hp probook ubuntu 22.04 LTS

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problem:

wifi not working in ubuntu 22.04

run sudo dmesg | grep iwlwifi to see the issue
run lspci to find the Network controller.
mine is the Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] network controller

Solution

This post shed some light on how to go about it: https://askubuntu.com/a/1503113

Steps:

identify the type of iwlwifi driver: sudo dmesg | grep iwlwifi

remove driver g2a-5 as well
run commands again
now the required drivers (my case is g2a-6 and g2a-5) are unavailable and the terminal will say this plus provide a link

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