How to Install and Uninstall bcmwl-kernel-source Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "bcmwl-kernel-source" package

Please follow the steps below to install bcmwl-kernel-source on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall bcmwl-kernel-source on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: bcmwl-kernel-source
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu8
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: 7890
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-0ubuntu8_amd64.deb
Size: 1548412
MD5sum: 3f6496eb6ddc113a31714008c49c1f14
SHA1: 9bb53b5a2edf1c05fb583ba1696661c8ccc29906
SHA256: cfacb8e4ddc9cee081b894ceb925740eeb118bc2d2676d57cd99012299628dd5
SHA512: 6f0e2ab6aa982c7b032318ff8bd93c5c19a78f52c9e16c7d409f95da925629b8cf3a3599e8ff7c89c535dcaedc4e13b543a9d5a226dc0e67c8fcc496757246e6
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*)