How to Install and Uninstall firmware-b43-installer Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "firmware-b43-installer" package

Learn how to install firmware-b43-installer on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "firmware-b43-installer" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall firmware-b43-installer on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the firmware-b43-installer package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: firmware-b43-installer
Priority: optional
Section: multiverse/kernel
Installed-Size: 56
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Daniel Echeverry
Architecture: all
Source: b43-fwcutter
Version: 1:019-2
Replaces: firmware-b43-lpphy-installer (<= 1:015-14)
Depends: b43-fwcutter (>= 1:019-2), bzip2, wget
Breaks: firmware-b43-lpphy-installer (<= 1:015-14)
Filename: pool/multiverse/b/b43-fwcutter/firmware-b43-installer_019-2_all.deb
Size: 4120
MD5sum: dff67fe4e7a09e20759f3abbdd076c4e
SHA1: f5362338271da74d0d7a0663b59bc4c0fac6f0be
SHA256: 63dc78855ce75a1491feac7c797b55b74b407c81b14b5f8f0167561146c2d484
Description-en: firmware installer for the b43 driver
This package downloads and installs the firmware needed by the b43
kernel driver for some Broadcom 43xx wireless network cards.
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Supported chipsets:
* BCM4306/3;
* BCM4311;
* BCM4318;
* BCM4321;
* BCM4322 (only 14e4:432b);
* BCM4312 (with Low-Power a.k.a. LP-PHY).
Description-md5: 69be8c515d4213f3cacafffeda87ed7a
Homepage: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu