How to Install broadcom-sta-dkms software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

How to Install broadcom-sta-dkms software package in Debian 8 (Jessie)

broadcom-sta-dkms software package provides dkms source for the Broadcom STA Wireless driver, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install broadcom-sta-dkms 

broadcom-sta-dkms is installed in your system.

Make ensure the broadcom-sta-dkms package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep broadcom-sta-dkms *

You will get with broadcom-sta-dkms package name, version, architecture and description in a table

broadcom-sta-dkms package basic information:

Distro Debian 8 jessie
Section Kernels
Package broadcom-sta-dkms
Version 6.30.223.248-3
Description dkms source for the Broadcom STA Wireless driver
Sub Section Kernels


See Also, How to uninstall or remove broadcom-sta-dkms software package from Debian 8 (Jessie)?