How to Install and Uninstall firmware-brcm80211 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "firmware-brcm80211" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install firmware-brcm80211 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "firmware-brcm80211" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall firmware-brcm80211 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the firmware-brcm80211 package on Kali Linux

Package: firmware-brcm80211
Source: firmware-nonfree
Version: 20230625-2+kali1
Architecture: all
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 18110
Suggests: initramfs-tools
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
Priority: optional
Section: non-free-firmware/kernel
Filename: pool/non-free-firmware/f/firmware-nonfree/firmware-brcm80211_20230625-2+kali1_all.deb
Size: 5356876
SHA256: 9dea31f9ac62aa35d0ea5f1be617c8ba3b991bc711381175b806e51fe7df61cd
SHA1: b94488f388f51d6706f54356df160239239322de
MD5sum: afceb4662cc57afca5208b151cd44085
Description: Binary firmware for Broadcom/Cypress 802.11 wireless cards
This package contains the binary firmware for wireless network cards
supported by the brcmsmac or brcmfmac driver.
.
Contents:
* Broadcom 802.11 firmware, version 610.812 (brcm/bcm43xx-0.fw)
* Broadcom 802.11 firmware header, version 610.812
(brcm/bcm43xx_hdr-0.fw)
* Broadcom BCM43143 USB firmware (brcm/brcmfmac43143.bin)
* Broadcom BCM43143 SDIO firmware (brcm/brcmfmac43143-sdio.bin)
* Broadcom BCM43236 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac43236b.bin)
* Broadcom BCM43241 rev 0-3 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac43241b0-sdio.bin)
* Broadcom BCM43241 rev 4 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac43241b4-sdio.bin)
* Broadcom BCM43241 rev 5+ firmware (brcm/brcmfmac43241b5-sdio.bin)
* Broadcom BCM43242 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac43242a.bin)
* Broadcom BCM4329 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac4329-sdio.bin)
* Broadcom BCM4330 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac4330-sdio.bin)
* Broadcom BCM4330 Prowise PT301 tablet NVRAM
(brcm/brcmfmac4330-sdio.Prowise-PT301.txt)
* Broadcom BCM43340 Meegopad T08 HDMI stick NVRAM
(brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.meegopad-t08.txt)
* Broadcom BCM43340 PoV TAB-P1006W-232 tablet NVRAM
(brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.pov-tab-p1006w-data.txt)
* Broadcom BCM43340 Predia Basic tablet NVRAM
(brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.predia-basic.txt)
* Broadcom BCM4334 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac4334-sdio.bin)
* brcm/brcmfmac4335-sdio.bin
* Cubietech Cubietruck Ampak AP6210 Wifi/BT NVRAM
(brcm/brcmfmac43362-sdio.cubietech,cubietruck.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43362-sdio.lemaker,bananapro.txt)
* Jumper EZpad mini 3 tablet AP6210 Wifi/BT NVRAM
(brcm/brcmfmac43430a0-sdio.jumper-ezpad-mini3.txt)
* Broadcom BCM43430a Chuwi Hi8 (CWI509) tablet NVRAM
(brcm/brcmfmac43430a0-sdio.ilife-S806.txt)
* Broadcom BCM43430 rev 0 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac43430a0-sdio.bin)
* BCM43430 NRVAM AP6212 config (brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.AP6212.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.sinovoip,bpi-m2-plus.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.sinovoip,bpi-m2-ultra.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.sinovoip,bpi-m2-zero.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.sinovoip,bpi-m3.txt)
* Broadcom BCM43430 Chuwi Vi8 Plus tablet NVRAM
(brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.Hampoo-D2D3_Vi8A1.txt)
* Broadcom BCM43430 Murata 1DX NVRAM
(brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.MUR1DX.txt)
* BCM43430 NVRAM for the Raspberry Pi 3 B
(brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.raspberrypi,3-model-b.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.raspberrypi,model-zero-w.txt)
* BCM43455 NVRAM for AzureWave AW-CM256SM
(brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.AW-CM256SM.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.pine64,pinebook-pro.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.pine64,pinenote-v1.1.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.pine64,pinenote-v1.2.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.pine64,pinephone-pro.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.pine64,quartz64-a.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.pine64,quartz64-b.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.pine64,rockpro64-v2.0.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.pine64,rockpro64-v2.1.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.pine64,soquartz-blade.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.pine64,soquartz-cm4io.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.pine64,soquartz-model-a.txt)
* BCM43455 NVRAM for the Raspberry Pi 3 B+
(brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.raspberrypi,3-model-b-plus.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.raspberrypi,3-model-a-plus.txt)
* BCM43455 NVRAM for the Raspberry Pi 4 B
(brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.raspberrypi,4-model-b.txt)
* Broadcom BCM4350 rev 5+ firmware (brcm/brcmfmac4350c2-pcie.bin)
* Broadcom BCM4350 rev 0-4 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac4350-pcie.bin)
* Broadcom BCM43569 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac43569.bin)
* Broadcom BCM4356-PCIe NVRAM for GPD Pocket and Win
(brcm/brcmfmac4356-pcie.gpd-win-pocket.txt)
* Broadcom AP6356S WiFi module NVRAM
(brcm/brcmfmac4356-sdio.AP6356S.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac4356-sdio.firefly,firefly-rk3399.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac4356-sdio.khadas,vim2.txt,
brcm/brcmfmac4356-sdio.vamrs,rock960.txt)
* Broadcom BCM4358 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac4358-pcie.bin)
* Broadcom BCM43602 AP-mode firmware (brcm/brcmfmac43602-pcie.ap.bin)
* Broadcom BCM43602 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac43602-pcie.bin)
* Broadcom BCM4366 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac4366b-pcie.bin)
* Broadcom BCM4366 3x3 802.11 ac firmware
(brcm/brcmfmac4366c-pcie.bin)
* Broadcom BCM4371 firmware (brcm/brcmfmac4371-pcie.bin)
* Cypress CYW4373-USB firmware (brcm/brcmfmac4373.bin)
* Cypress CYW43012-SDIO firmware (cypress/cyfmac43012-sdio.bin,
brcm/brcmfmac43012-sdio.bin)
* Cypress CYW43012-SDIO CLM firmware
(cypress/cyfmac43012-sdio.clm_blob,
brcm/brcmfmac43012-sdio.clm_blob)
* Cypress CYW43340-SDIO firmware (cypress/cyfmac43340-sdio.bin,
brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.bin)
* Cypress CYW43362-SDIO firmware (cypress/cyfmac43362-sdio.bin,
brcm/brcmfmac43362-sdio.bin)
* Cypress CYW4339-SDIO firmware (cypress/cyfmac4339-sdio.bin,
brcm/brcmfmac4339-sdio.bin)
* Cypress CYW43430-SDIO firmware (cypress/cyfmac43430-sdio.bin,
brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.bin)
* Cypress CYW43430-SDIO CLM firmware
(cypress/cyfmac43430-sdio.clm_blob,
brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.clm_blob)
* Cypress CYW43455-SDIO firmware (cypress/cyfmac43455-sdio.bin,
brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.bin)
* Cypress CYW43455-SDIO CLM firmware
(cypress/cyfmac43455-sdio.clm_blob,
brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.clm_blob)
* Cypress CYW4354-SDIO firmware (cypress/cyfmac4354-sdio.bin,
brcm/brcmfmac4354-sdio.bin)
* Cypress CYW4354-SDIO CLM firmware (cypress/cyfmac4354-sdio.clm_blob,
brcm/brcmfmac4354-sdio.clm_blob)
* Cypress CYW4356-PCIE firmware (cypress/cyfmac4356-pcie.bin,
brcm/brcmfmac4356-pcie.bin)
* Cypress CYW4356-PCIE CLM firmware (cypress/cyfmac4356-pcie.clm_blob,
brcm/brcmfmac4356-pcie.clm_blob)
* Cypress CYW4356-SDIO firmware (cypress/cyfmac4356-sdio.bin,
brcm/brcmfmac4356-sdio.bin)
* Cypress CYW4356-SDIO CLM firmware (cypress/cyfmac4356-sdio.clm_blob,
brcm/brcmfmac4356-sdio.clm_blob)
* Cypress CYW43570-PCIE firmware (cypress/cyfmac43570-pcie.bin,
brcm/brcmfmac43570-pcie.bin)
* Cypress CYW43570-PCIE CLM firmware
(cypress/cyfmac43570-pcie.clm_blob,
brcm/brcmfmac43570-pcie.clm_blob)
* Cypress CYW4373-SDIO firmware (cypress/cyfmac4373-sdio.bin,
brcm/brcmfmac4373-sdio.bin)
* Cypress CYW4373-SDIO CLM firmware (cypress/cyfmac4373-sdio.clm_blob,
brcm/brcmfmac4373-sdio.clm_blob)
* Cypress CYW54591-PCIE firmware (cypress/cyfmac54591-pcie.bin,
brcm/brcmfmac54591-pcie.bin)
* Cypress CYW54591-PCIE CLM firmware
(cypress/cyfmac54591-pcie.clm_blob,
brcm/brcmfmac54591-pcie.clm_blob)
Description-md5:
Original-Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team