Is there any easy way to set up wifi with 17.2/3?

[barryed]

I've just downloaded the current version (which I have no idea how to determine) and installed it on a HP Stream 200-010 Mini Desktop. As far as I can see, connecting to wifi using Network Connections involves considerable technical knowledge (or luck). Isn't there — I believe we're in 2016 and Linux Mint claims to be a modern operating system — an easy way to connect to my wifi router?

[Cosmo.]

I've just downloaded the current version (which I have no idea how to determine)

Open a terminal and enter

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inxi -Sz

and read the output. Or copy and paste it here.
Or open the system configuration and look for the system information dialog.

[Superannuated]

Take this with a grain of salt since I am no expert . . .

Before you get in too deep, I suggest you find out for sure which version of Mint 17.3 you installed. That is, do what Cosmo suggested. With the relatively low processing power of your HP Stream 200-010 Mini Desktop you will probably find the Xfce version the best match. If you installed Mate you may be OK. If you installed Cinnamon I suggest you replace it with Xfce.

[barryed]

Thanks to both of you. It's shut-off-computer time in Uruguay, but I'll follow up.

[barryed]

I've just downloaded the current version (which I have no idea how to determine)

Open a terminal and enter

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inxi -Sz

and read the output. Or copy and paste it here.
Or open the system configuration and look for the system information dialog.

Host: HP-32
Kernel: 3.19.0.32-generic x86_64
Desktop: Cinnamon 2.8.6
Distro: Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa

[barryed]

Take this with a grain of salt since I am no expert . . .

Before you get in too deep, I suggest you find out for sure which version of Mint 17.3 you installed. That is, do what Cosmo suggested. With the relatively low processing power of your HP Stream 200-010 Mini Desktop you will probably find the Xfce version the best match. If you installed Mate you may be OK. If you installed Cinnamon I suggest you replace it with Xfce.

All I'm doing with this computer is watching movies. It came with Windows 8.1 installed. Hard for me to imagine that any Linux distro/desktop combo would be more bloated than that.

[barryed]

The answer is here: https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... ion-at-all

[Hoser Rob]

The answer is here: https://sites.google.com/site/easylinux ... ion-at-all

Well, I wouldn't install linux-firmware-nonfree or anything else without knowing what the adapter actually is first.

Copy/paste these separately into the terminal and paste results here:

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sudo lshw -C network

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lspci -nn | grep 0280