How to Install and Uninstall firmware-b43legacy-installer Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "firmware-b43legacy-installer" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install firmware-b43legacy-installer on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "firmware-b43legacy-installer" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall firmware-b43legacy-installer on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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3. Information about the firmware-b43legacy-installer package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: firmware-b43legacy-installer
Architecture: all
Version: 1:019-6
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/kernel
Source: b43-fwcutter
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 29
Depends: b43-fwcutter (>= 1:019-6), pciutils, ca-certificates, wget
Filename: pool/multiverse/b/b43-fwcutter/firmware-b43legacy-installer_019-6_all.deb
Size: 4520
MD5sum: df1ad952e8be073357957f306fadf0a2
SHA1: ab8fdcb0b5b5fe38b91f556ede6a317dce3a4477
SHA256: c6bb6fd4d4829945b32bebb745308e936638a7f3213c0ec19a1da1cd13f4d9e0
SHA512: f4762e0abb939e1dfc87718a93f18ed5708f67b3312179801895531bb2b8caece239b593a3c939731c471f410be09ddb055505355fadf6cfeb610388a687e281
Homepage: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
Description-en: firmware installer for the b43legacy driver
This package downloads and installs the firmware needed by the b43legacy
kernel driver for some Broadcom 43xx wireless network cards.
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Supported chipsets:
* BCM4301;
* BCM4306/2;
* BCM4306.
Description-md5: abb8ff7bda8ade8bcb3e2ea7c10b69ef