How To Install broadcom-sta-source on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install broadcom-sta-source on Kali Linux.
What is broadcom-sta-source
broadcom-sta-source is:
Broadcom STA is a binary-only device driver to support the following IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless network cards: BCM4311-, BCM4312-, BCM4313-, BCM4321-, BCM4322-, BCM43142-, BCM43224-, BCM43225-, BCM43227-, BCM43228-, BCM4331-, BCM4360-, and BCM4352-based hardware.
This package provides the source code for the wl kernel modules. It makes use of kernel-package or module-assistant build systems. The alternative broadcom-sta-dkms package can be installed instead and might be easier to use with simple system configurations.
The wireless-tools package is also required in order to make use of these modules. Kernel source or headers are required to compile these modules.
There are three methods to install broadcom-sta-source on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install broadcom-sta-source Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install broadcom-sta-source using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install broadcom-sta-sourceInstall broadcom-sta-source Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install broadcom-sta-source using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install broadcom-sta-sourceInstall broadcom-sta-source Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install broadcom-sta-source using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install broadcom-sta-sourceHow To Uninstall broadcom-sta-source on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the broadcom-sta-source package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove broadcom-sta-sourceUninstall broadcom-sta-source And Its Dependencies
To uninstall broadcom-sta-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove broadcom-sta-sourceRemove broadcom-sta-source Configurations and Data
To remove broadcom-sta-source configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge broadcom-sta-sourceRemove broadcom-sta-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove broadcom-sta-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge broadcom-sta-sourceDependencies
broadcom-sta-source have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install broadcom-sta-source package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
