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
References
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.
