Step-by-step – Ubuntu 18.04 Install Broadcom Wifi Driver Offline

GNU/Linux Ubuntu 18.04 Installing Broadcom Driver without Internet

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Broadcom Wireless Driver for Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic LTS without Internet Access.

Most noteworthy: to achieve this Setup you simply need any Online Computer with a Browser and a USB Stick to Copy the downloaded Packages.

But if you dispose of an Android Mobile Phone with Internet Acces, then an Easier Solution should be of using it! See: Internet Connection USB Tethering Guide.

Especially relevant: the Ubuntu 18.04 bcmwl-kernel-source Driver Supports the following Broadcom Wireless Chipsets:

• BCM4311
• BCM4312
• BCM4313
• BCM4321
• BCM4322
• BCM4331
• BCM4352
• BCM4360
• BCM43142
• BCM43224
• BCM43225
• BCM43227
• BCM43228

Again these instructions are valid also for: Elementary OS 5, Zorin OS 15, Linux Lite 4, Bodhi Linux 5, and all the Ubuntu Bionic based OSes.

Finally, for BCM4306, BCM4309, and BCM4318 see instead: B43 Wireless Driver.

1. 1. Launching Shell Emulator

   Open a Terminal window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).