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I carry a live 16.04 USB drive around to use on various computers, and I am trying to use it on a machine that requires the Broadcom STA driver for the Wi-Fi card.

However, since it's a live USB, rebooting after using Ethernet to install the driver... well I think you can see the problem there :)

So, how can I load the Broadcom STA driver without rebooting?

You'reAGitForNotUsingGit
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The Broadcom STA driver, also known as bcmwl-kernel-source, as well as its dependency dkms, resides on the live session. You should be able to go to Software and Updates > Additional Drivers and install it. Although I haven't a Broadcom wireless device and cannot test, I suspect that your wireless will then work immediately.

chili555
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