How to Install and Uninstall bcmwl-kernel-source Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "bcmwl-kernel-source" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install bcmwl-kernel-source on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "bcmwl-kernel-source" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall bcmwl-kernel-source on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 bcmwl-kernel-source package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: bcmwl-kernel-source
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7
Priority: optional
Section: restricted/admin
Source: bcmwl
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alberto Milone
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7882
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-0ubuntu7_amd64.deb
Size: 1545816
MD5sum: 5b26233fe7c891d681ccfc9dad02cbc3
SHA1: 7a051a93c914ffa037b92cecb706d3cce53589a2
SHA256: 84ff2b51b53b92a488f921baaee4667ea076b958a95d8e325e10797a022b5518
SHA512: 229b58c584961968bc19eb4559851601038c5195059f958d4f6fec1ce7204634a36fc4e265d6865cc10fea17139221401789b017ff079a9e23912211141f2153
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.
Description-md5: 9da890d8409fb430fa6f9a0c8a37934a
Modaliases: wl(pci:v000014E4d00004311sv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004312sv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004313sv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004315sv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004727sv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004328sv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004328sv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004329sv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d0000432asv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d0000432bsv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d0000432csv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d0000432dsv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004365sv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004353sv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004357sv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004358sv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004359sv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d00004331sv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d000043a0sv*sd*bc02sc80i*, pci:v000014E4d000043B1sv*sd*bc02sc80i*)