How To Install bcmwl-kernel-source on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcmwl-kernel-source on Ubuntu 20.04. bcmwl-kernel-source is Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver source Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver source

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcmwl-kernel-source on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is bcmwl-kernel-source

bcmwl-kernel-source is:

This package contains Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver for use with Broadcom’s BCM4311-, BCM4312-, BCM4313-, BCM4321-, BCM4322-, BCM43224-, and BCM43225-, BCM43227- and BCM43228-based hardware. Modaliases: wl(pci:v000014E4d00004311svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004312svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004313svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004315svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004727svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004328svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004328svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004329svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d0000432asvsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d0000432bsvsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d0000432csvsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d0000432dsvsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004365svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004353svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004357svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004358svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004359svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004331svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d000043a0svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d000043B1svsdbc02sc80i*)

Package: bcmwl-kernel-source Architecture: amd64 Version: 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu5 Priority: optional Section: restricted/admin Source: bcmwl Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Alberto Milone [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 7879 Depends: dkms, linux-libc-dev, libc6-dev Conflicts: bcmwl-modaliases Replaces: bcmwl-modaliases Filename: pool/restricted/b/bcmwl/bcmwl-kernel-source_6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb Size: 1543896 MD5sum: 5def162ce8d4e8ad398a4776d156fc9a SHA1: f1310db91d3ff3c973eeb8e5d5c45d15f028b112 SHA256: 5da6040535448013c805ebb4be894bc991c8c457f5939c0c02feab9bb14fea9c Description-en: Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver source This package contains Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver for use with Broadcom’s BCM4311-, BCM4312-, BCM4313-, BCM4321-, BCM4322-, BCM43224-, and BCM43225-, BCM43227- and BCM43228-based hardware. Modaliases: wl(pci:v000014E4d00004311svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004312svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004313svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004315svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004727svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004328svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004328svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004329svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d0000432asvsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d0000432bsvsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d0000432csvsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d0000432dsvsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004365svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004353svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004357svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004358svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004359svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004331svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d000043a0svsdbc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d000043B1svsdbc02sc80i*)

There are three methods to install bcmwl-kernel-source on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bcmwl-kernel-source Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install bcmwl-kernel-source using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install bcmwl-kernel-source

Install bcmwl-kernel-source Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install bcmwl-kernel-source using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bcmwl-kernel-source

Install bcmwl-kernel-source Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install bcmwl-kernel-source using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bcmwl-kernel-source

How To Uninstall bcmwl-kernel-source on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the bcmwl-kernel-source package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bcmwl-kernel-source

Uninstall bcmwl-kernel-source And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bcmwl-kernel-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bcmwl-kernel-source

Remove bcmwl-kernel-source Configurations and Data

To remove bcmwl-kernel-source configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bcmwl-kernel-source

Remove bcmwl-kernel-source configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove bcmwl-kernel-source configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bcmwl-kernel-source package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.