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Is it possible to install a driver for lan Atheros AR8132 network card on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS? I have an error like peripheral not supported when I clic on the wifi icon. Thanks for your help!

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Install the package linux-generic-lts-quantal. This will activate the LTS Enablement Stack, which will upgrade the Linux kernel in your 12.04 LTS to the version in Quantal (12.10). That kernel (3.5.0) has built-in support for the alx driver, which you need.

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