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i've installed the latest ubuntu on my old macbook pro, when i try to install the network driver using this command:

sudo apt-get --reinstall install bcmwl-kernel-source

I get this error:

E: Unable to locate package bcmwl-kernel-source

i've tried what was mentioned here, but unfortunately it didn't work. Any idea if there is a way to resolve that?

thank you!

Kareem Hussein
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The bcmwl-kernel-source package is provided by the restricted repository. To enable the restricted repository run the following commands.

sudo add-apt-repository restricted  
sudo apt update

Here is a simple example of a standard /etc/apt/sources.list file for Ubuntu 22.04 showing that the restricted repository is enabled.

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy main restricted universe multiverse  
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
karel
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Add the links shared by Karel, this person who answered, to your software and update.

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse

Shahid Zia
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