How to Install Broadcom WiFi Drivers for Macs on Linux

Some MacBooks and iMacs running Linux operating systems won't have functioning WiFi without the appropriate Broadcom drivers installed.

To install the necessary drivers:

• Connect to the internet via ethernet, a USB WiFi device, or tethered to an Android phone's internet connection via USB
• Open the Terminal emulator
• Type the following command and press return:
• sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-source
• Enter your password when/if prompted to do so
• Wait for the installation to complete.

And you're off to the races!


Pop!_OS is my current Linux distribution of choice.

How to manually update Linux (Debian-based OSes)

To manually update and upgrade Debian-based Linux packages, run the following command and type in your password in Terminal:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y

Need to clean things up?

sudo apt-get autoclean && sudo apt-get clean && sudo apt-get autoremove

Are things broken?

sudo dpkg --configure -a

Still broken?

sudo apt-get install -f 

This was tested and working on Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Debian, Parrot OS, Kali, and Kodachi