How to Install and Uninstall broadcom-sta-source Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 05,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "broadcom-sta-source" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install broadcom-sta-source on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "broadcom-sta-source" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall broadcom-sta-source on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the broadcom-sta-source package on Kali Linux

Package: broadcom-sta-source
Source: broadcom-sta
Version: 6.30.223.271-20
Installed-Size: 2187
Maintainer: Eduard Bloch
Architecture: all
Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12), make, xz-utils
Recommends: module-assistant
Size: 2223636
SHA256: 85748f5a1d08494e433855a4120f4b409c051a3095572e741323d2e88489f8fc
SHA1: 4c67aaadd7bfdcd69a4df5a4358f379d8ec855f6
MD5sum: 44627772669b3294979969395cb0c9ae
Description: 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.
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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.
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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.
Description-md5: 5bb170970da4a03f1c53b6f0202148ef
Homepage: http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
Tag: admin::hardware, hardware::TODO, implemented-in::c, role::source
Section: non-free/admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/non-free/b/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-source_6.30.223.271-20_all.deb