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I just recently installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS as a dual boot with my Windows 7 computer. I got Ubuntu installed, but I can't connect to my wireless network. I tried checking out the network manager window, but the only option available is a wired connection.

I tried going through questions posted on here, but all the commands lead to dead ends such as "no such package exists" or whatever. The router is also in my landlord's control on the other side of the house, so connecting it via an ethernet cable is a no-go.

Can someone help me out? I'm stuck and have no idea how to get this thing working. :S

E. Fortier
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Found the answer to it!

So I'm using a broadcom BCM4352 wireless adapter, so in my case I would be using the bcmwl package (see this link to find out which driver you need for which broadcom adapter). My fix was more or less brute-force, but I found the original driver package in the external HDD I used to boot the initial installation process since my installation didn't come with any packages for some reason.

The file can be found under InstallerDiskVol/pool/restricted/b/bcmwl, where InstallerDiskVol would be the drive letter corresponding to the disk you used to install Ubuntu from (G:/ in my case). To install it, run the following command: 

sudo dpkg -i bcmwl-kernel-source_6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu1~1.1_amd64.deb

Or whatever the filename would be in your case.

IF that failed because of a missing dkms package, go to InstallerDiskVol/pool/main/d/dkms and run the same command on that package first, THEN go back to the bcmwl file.

Hope that helps anyone else that faces the same struggle!

E. Fortier
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