How to Install and Uninstall broadcom-sta-dkms Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 23,2024

1. Install "broadcom-sta-dkms" package

Learn how to install broadcom-sta-dkms on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install broadcom-sta-dkms

2. Uninstall "broadcom-sta-dkms" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall broadcom-sta-dkms on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):

$ sudo apt remove broadcom-sta-dkms $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the broadcom-sta-dkms package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: broadcom-sta-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 6.30.223.271-14
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: 14141
Provides: broadcom-sta-modules
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Recommends: wireless-tools
Conflicts: broadcom-sta-modules
Filename: pool/multiverse/b/broadcom-sta/broadcom-sta-dkms_6.30.223.271-14_all.deb
Size: 2210020
MD5sum: 3e3ddb040e671fe1fe321f6dc7af7949
SHA1: 60c4c70f9ade5b162e9a6a9afaadbb9bd8b52dd1
SHA256: f1e89ebb899984d0f5d33efecddb2006a48834989c120fbbe2f4e10ff1506c24
SHA512: b763c4a525c97c8ec9913332ebcdf7d9fceae2c4ad7510c70793c8f93f6b5251d5d13ed7e1f199832d0c1fd86061cb62b493d1edec13cdb217f2bb4ac9b74027
Homepage: http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
Description-en: dkms 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 and makes use
of the DKMS build utility to install them for the running kernel. The
alternative package broadcom-sta-source can be used instead in case of build
problems.
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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: 4c9c20d84937e0293fe598f44d785bce