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

December 31, 2019 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Installing

  1. 2. Downloading Broadcom Wl Driver

    Download Broadcom B43 Driver in CentOS GNU/Linux

    Broadcom kmod-wl Driver in CentOS

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

  2. 3. Launching Terminal

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

    Open Terminal
  3. 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/
  4. 5. Extracting Broadcom Wl Archive

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

    Extracting
    Or from Command Line:

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

    And then to remove the Tar Archive:

    rm ~/Downloads/kmod-wl*tar.gz
  5. 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.

    achieved setup

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

    sudo reboot
  6. 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

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

  7. 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.

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

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