hostapd software package provides user space IEEE 802.11 AP and IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticator, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install hostapd
hostapd is installed in your system.
Make ensure the hostapd package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep hostapd *
You will get with hostapd package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Network |
| Package | hostapd |
| Version | 1:0.7.3-4ubuntu1.1 [amd64, i38 |
| Description | user space IEEE 802.11 AP and IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticator |
| Sub Section | Net |