How to Install the BCM43142 WiFi Driver on KDE Neon - In the previous article, I discussed the steps to install the BCM43142 Broadcom WiFi driver on Kali Linux through the Synaptic Package Manager. This time, I will discuss how to install the Broadcom BCM43142 wifi driver on another Linux distribution, namely KDE Neon.
KDE Neon itself is a Linux distribution from Ubuntu, based on my experience so far, Ubuntu (along with its derivatives) is a Linux distribution that is easy and instant, even the affairs of the WiFi driver are automatically activated when the installation process is complete.
KDE Neon itself is a Linux distribution from Ubuntu, based on my experience so far, Ubuntu (along with its derivatives) is a Linux distribution that is easy and instant, even the affairs of the WiFi driver are automatically activated when the installation process is complete.
To install the Broadcom BCM43142 wifi driver on KDE Neon the way is quite easy, we only need to update the repository, upgrade the system, install the linux header and build-essential and finally install broadcom-sta-dkms.
Then open a terminal console, please update the repository and upgrade your KDE Neon system through the console with the following command.
How to Install the Broadcom BCM43142 Driver on KDE Neon
The wifi driver installation process requires an internet connection to download the packages needed, for that you must first connect the laptop to the internet network via a LAN cable connection.Then open a terminal console, please update the repository and upgrade your KDE Neon system through the console with the following command.
$ sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
Next, install linux-headers and also build-essential with the following command.
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$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essentialFinally, install broadcom-sta-dkms.
$ sudo apt-get install broadcom-sta-dkmsFor your wifi chipset to be active, you need to reboot the laptop with the command.
$ sudo rebootNow the wifi on your laptop should be active and you can access the internet through a WiFi connection. I think that's enough for this tutorial, hopefully, it's useful and thank you.
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