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

GNU/Linux Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu 24.04 Noble LTS 64-bit GNU/Linux Desktop.

First, to Install Broadcom Wl Driver for Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu 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.

Finally, this Setup is Valid for All the Ubuntu-based Distros like:

• Linux Mint
• Zorin OS
• Lubuntu
• Elementary OS
• Kde Neon
• Pop_OS!
• Xubuntu
• Linux Lite
• Bodhi
• Puppy
• Kubuntu
• LXLE
• Trisquel
• Voyager
• feren OS
• Peppermint
• Linux Ultimate Edition
(You may just need to Discover what’s the Parent Release)

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: