How to Install and Uninstall bcmwl-kernel-source Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "bcmwl-kernel-source" package

This tutorial shows how to install bcmwl-kernel-source on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall bcmwl-kernel-source on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: bcmwl-kernel-source
Architecture: amd64
Version: 6.30.223.271+bdcom-23ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: restricted/admin
Source: broadcom-sta (6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Eduard Bloch
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 21
Depends: broadcom-sta-dkms (= 6.30.223.271-23ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/restricted/b/broadcom-sta/bcmwl-kernel-source_6.30.223.271+bdcom-23ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 7720
MD5sum: d7ac65b62d229f612ed4562f971da221
SHA1: 01344b3047de63e5b3c38287e4dff46bdb63413a
SHA256: 24f3c1ebfd1295e8a850baa4701511735d6939b5e3d233cdd68a842ec8268520
SHA512: 4acef58bb78892a4a864ce90d170623f03e656b502c86a6ffcccb7fda6aaa592f6da52d76013112491e5828097905bb1be9130a25e16f5d18d958423bad38334
Homepage: http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php
Description: transitional package for Broadcom STA Wireless driver
Description-md5: e38c3828b1ba9354342a096e8ff59d27