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No computer background, recently booted ubuntu from a new desktop that did not have an OS installed. Would like someone's help on how to I can setup a wifi connection to the home internet...

F. Samain
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  • this video can help you if you are using unity desktop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXUumcDzGBs – Samer Abu Gahgah Nov 09 '17 at 21:07
  • Hi Samer, thanks for responding man. What do you mean by unity desktop... – F. Samain Nov 09 '17 at 21:10
  • Also, I checked out that video but it was not helpful – F. Samain Nov 09 '17 at 21:13
  • Which Ubuntu version have you installed? Does the system in the video look familiar to you? – Samer Abu Gahgah Nov 09 '17 at 21:19
  • Yes, its ubuntu version 16.04 LTS – F. Samain Nov 09 '17 at 21:20
  • Here's the official guide on that. – Chai T. Rex Nov 09 '17 at 21:23
  • I followed the steps. When I get to the step of installing additional drivers, I go to the appropriate location "Software and updates" and to additional drivers, but it says that no additional drivers are found. That is as far as the documentation goes, so i am not sure what to do. – F. Samain Nov 09 '17 at 21:29
  • Really need an individual's continued help...been sitting for many hours and no progress. Thank you. – F. Samain Nov 09 '17 at 21:54
  • What wireless adapter does your system have? Hint: lspci | grep -i wireless Ubuntu 16.04 has a lot of drivers already in its repository. If your computer is new, I would expect no additional drivers are necessary. –  Nov 10 '17 at 00:17
  • Thanks for the reply WillemK. I typed that code into the terminal..I have Broadcom BCM4360 802.11ac wireless network adapter rev03. Also, i currently am offline. So no internet access at all. – F. Samain Nov 10 '17 at 00:27
  • You can try what they suggest here. sudo apt-get install --reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source and sudo modprobe wl. – darksky Nov 10 '17 at 00:55
  • Thanks darksky. I've seen a lot of the online suggestions. I tried the piece of code you are suggesting, but it returns that it is unable to locate the package...not sure what that means. – F. Samain Nov 10 '17 at 02:12
  • Please try with a temporary working internet connection: sudo apt-get update and then: sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source and then reboot. – chili555 Nov 10 '17 at 03:13
  • @F.Samain Try plugging your laptop/pc to internet via Ethernet cable so that you can install stuff. – darksky Nov 10 '17 at 06:01

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