Lubuntu 24.04 Broadcom Wifi Driver Offline Installation – Step-by-step

GNU/Linux Lubuntu 24.04 Installing Broadcom Wl WiFi Driver Offline Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Download and Install Broadcom Wl Wireless Driver without Internet Access in Lubuntu 24.04 Noble LTS 64-bit GNU/Linux Desktop.

First, to Install Broadcom Wl Driver for Lubuntu 24.04 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 Lubuntu 24.04 broadcom-wl Driver Supports the following Broadcom Wireless Chipsets:

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

In case, for BCM4306/3 and BCM4318 see instead: firmware-b43-installer; again for BCM4301, BCM4306/2, and BCM4309 the Legacy bundle: firmware-b43legacy-installer.

1. 1. Getting Wifi Card Info

   Then to Find Wireless Adapter Info
   For the PCI/PCIe internal Adapters simply run the Command:

   lspci -v | grep Wireless

   But for the USB Dongles try instead with::

   lsusb -v | grep Wireless

   The grep Command refine the result following the matching Keyword.
   

   And in the Output you’ll easily See the Card’s Manufacturer and Model:

   

2. 2. Downloading Broadcom Wl Driver

   Download Broadcom Wl Driver for Lubuntu 24.04 GNU/Linux

   Broadcom Wl Driver tar.gz Archive for Lubuntu 24.04

   Downloading Broadcom Wl Driver for Lubuntu 24.04
   Save the File!

3. 3. Extracting Broadcom Wl Driver Archive

   Next Extract Broadcom Wl Driver Archive into /tmp Directory
   From Command Line, now you have to Access the Package Location:

   cd /[PATH2ARCHIVE]

   But if you are in Trouble to Find it out on Terminal then See: How to Access USB Device.
   

   tar xvzf ./broadcom-sta-dkms*.tar.gz -C /tmp/

   How to QuickStart with Command Line on Lubuntu GNU/Linux:

   Console Lubuntu QuickStart Guide

   Getting-Started with Command Line on Lubuntu Linux

4. 4. Installing Broadcom Wl Driver

   Then to Setup Broadcom Wl Driver Offline on Lubuntu 24.04
   First, Access the Target Folder with:

   cd /tmp/broadcom-sta-dkms*

   And then to Install Broadcom Wl Driver simply play:

   sudo dpkg -i ./*.deb

   This Command corresponds to Install All the .deb Files included in the current Directory.