Step-by-step – CentOS 8.x/Stream-8 Broadcom Wl Wi-fi Driver Offline Installation

Installing

2. 2. Downloading Broadcom Wl Driver

   Download Broadcom B43 Driver in CentOS GNU/Linux

   Broadcom kmod-wl Driver in CentOS

   Downloading Broadcom B43 Driver in CentOS

   This Archive is home Packaged to includes All the needed Dependencies to make your Life Easier! ;)

3. 3. Launching Terminal

   Open a Shell Session
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

4. 4. Trasferring Packages

   First, copy the downloaded Stuff on a removable USB Drive
   Next, copy Broadcom Wl and Kernel Devel into CentOS 8 System
   First, access the USB Key:

   cd [/path/2/usb]/

   But if you are in Trouble to Find it out on Terminal then See: How to Access USB Device.
   And Copy the Archives into the Downloads Folder:

   cp kmod-wl*.tar.gz kernel-devel*.rpm ~/Downloads/

5. 5. Extracting Broadcom Wl Archive

   Then Extract Broadcom Wl into /tmp Directory
   If it does Not Open automatically then Double-Click on File Manager

   
   Or from Command Line:

   tar xvzf ~/Downloads/kmod-wl*.tar.gz

   And then to remove the Tar Archive:

   rm ~/Downloads/kmod-wl*tar.gz

6. 6. Installing Broadcom Wl Driver

   Now to Install Broadcom B43 Wl Driver
   Access the Downloads Folder:

   cd ~/Downloads

   And move the kernel-devel Package into the Driver’s Folder:

   mv kernel-devel*.rpm kmod-wl*/

   Change to the Folder with:

   cd kmod-wl*/

   And finally, to Setup the kmod-wl Broadcom Driver play:

   sudo rpm -ivh ./*.rpm

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.

   

   Possibly, Reboot you System to load it into the running Kernel:

   sudo reboot

7. 7. Enabling Rpm Fusion Repository

   Setup Rpm Fusion Repository to Get Updates for the Broadcom Wl Driver.
   Add Rpm Fusion Repo for CentOS GNU/Linux

   Rpm Fusion Setup

   Enabling Rpm Fusion Repository for CentOS

   This Setup because the downloaded Broadcom Wl Driver is on the Rpm Fusion Repos!

8. 8. Updating CentOS System

   Finally, to Upgrade CentOS Computer
   Simply run:

   sudo dnf upgrade

   By this Setup your Platform and the freshly installed Packages should be Upgraded to the Latest Release.

So Now I’m truly Happy if My Guide could Help you to Install Broacom b43 Driver Offline on CentOS 8!