You must delete the interface before running `netplan apply` for the setting to take effect. If your interface is `br0`, run `ip link delete br0 ; netplan apply`.
Note that a reboot is NOT required; what matters is deleting the affected interface so that Netplan can properly recreate it.
@theopensourcerer: Comment #2 shows how to set a MAC address on a Netplan interface: /bugs.launchpad .net/netplan/ +bug/1782221/ comments/ 2
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You must delete the interface before running `netplan apply` for the setting to take effect. If your interface is `br0`, run `ip link delete br0 ; netplan apply`.
Note that a reboot is NOT required; what matters is deleting the affected interface so that Netplan can properly recreate it.
I wrote an example here: https:/ /superuser. com/a/1389344/ 83694