Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install broadcom-sta-source on Ubuntu 20.04.
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.
Package: broadcom-sta-source
Architecture: all
Version: 6.30.223.271-12
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/admin
Source: broadcom-sta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected]
Original-Maintainer: Eduard Bloch [email protected]
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2186
Depends: debhelper (>= 8), make, xz-utils
Recommends: module-assistant
Filename: pool/multiverse/b/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-source_6.30.223.271-12_all.deb
Size: 2218088
MD5sum: cad4de1503afbea2aeb045678a314d16
SHA1: 10acbe00b7f26ddb082b9030c295b60df9616935
SHA256: cb623b8cbcd1def40bbcfa7a90142510cc346b743da1339481e6448acc0939bb
Homepage: http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
Description-en: Source for the Broadcom STA Wireless driver
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 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 broadcom-sta-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 broadcom-sta-source using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install broadcom-sta-source
Install broadcom-sta-source Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install broadcom-sta-source using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install broadcom-sta-source
Install broadcom-sta-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 broadcom-sta-source using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install broadcom-sta-source
How To Uninstall broadcom-sta-source on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the broadcom-sta-source package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove broadcom-sta-source
Uninstall broadcom-sta-source And Its Dependencies
To uninstall broadcom-sta-source and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove broadcom-sta-source
Remove broadcom-sta-source Configurations and Data
To remove broadcom-sta-source configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge broadcom-sta-source
Remove 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-source
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install broadcom-sta-source package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
