How to Install broadcom-sta-source software package in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

How to Install broadcom-sta-source software package in Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

broadcom-sta-source software package provides Source for the Broadcom STA Wireless driver, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

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

broadcom-sta-source is installed in your system.

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

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

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

broadcom-sta-source package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak
Section Administration Utilities
Package broadcom-sta-source
Version 6.30.223.271-2
Description Source for the Broadcom STA Wireless driver
Sub Section admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove broadcom-sta-source software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?