How to Install and Uninstall broadcom-sta-source Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "broadcom-sta-source" package

This is a short guide on how to install broadcom-sta-source on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall broadcom-sta-source on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                broadcom-sta-source
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the broadcom-sta-source package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: broadcom-sta-source
Architecture: all
Version: 6.30.223.271-8ubuntu0.1
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/admin
Source: broadcom-sta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Eduard Bloch
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2189
Depends: debhelper (>= 8), make, xz-utils
Recommends: module-assistant
Filename: pool/multiverse/b/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-source_6.30.223.271-8ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Size: 2219612
MD5sum: a3eddca945f342276db5c51f4f5c3d36
SHA1: fdf33e5099378d69d0c3227fe043a3561f0fafb6
SHA256: 2ac9867135c65cac9a81f55f4e06fc5168274dc24b68cbf0261f925ba8cc792f
SHA512: 51aee423b54a9be8fe8892078f97febbbd0a98472db2d8f1b3a70675002f3a734ed2f061830d3d09182abd1179ab48e534771012d3314c0c33574863ddb42eb1
Homepage: http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
Description: Source for the Broadcom STA Wireless driver
Description-md5: 5bb170970da4a03f1c53b6f0202148ef

Package: broadcom-sta-source
Architecture: all
Version: 6.30.223.271-8
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/admin
Source: broadcom-sta
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Eduard Bloch
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2190
Depends: debhelper (>= 8), make, xz-utils
Recommends: module-assistant
Filename: pool/multiverse/b/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-source_6.30.223.271-8_all.deb
Size: 2220056
MD5sum: 38b717cbb3c9c3f7a03feb5bcbcb27a4
SHA1: 2093824c5c81e32822756c211e185c6ca7ed0657
SHA256: 8a5fbaa545da8b78fa89cb6b3d11bbfb992dba6c2ba791722d706d58c6889a70
Homepage: http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
Description: Source for the Broadcom STA Wireless driver
Description-md5: 5bb170970da4a03f1c53b6f0202148ef