

In this tutorial, I’ll show you a few methods to fix Wi-Fi issues in Ubuntu and other Ubuntu based distributions such as Linux Mint, elementary OS etc.

Indeed it is a common issue not only with with Broadcom network adapters but other network adapters as well in Ubuntu Linux. Networking was on but it said ‘no network devices available. Keep the installer file so that you can remove this driver via below command if for some reason it does not work properly: sudo sh ~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-*-331.89.After dual-booting MacBook Air with Ubuntu, when I logged in to Ubuntu, I found that Ubuntu did not detect any wireless network. Now give executable permission and run the official package: chmod +x ~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-*-331.89.run & sudo sh ~/Downloads/NVIDIA-Linux-*-331.89.runįollow the onscreen prompt and you’re done. Stop the graphical session: sudo service lightdm stopįor Gnome GDM or Linux Mint MDM, you may replace lightdm with gdm or mdm in the command.ĥ.

Then log in with your username and password.Ĥ. Switch to command console by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 (or F2 ~ F6). When you’re back, download the official package:Ĭheck out if your GPU is in the support list at the release page.ģ. It will remove previous installed proprietary driver and install the latest updates-dev package.Ģ. When it opens, run the commands below: sudo apt-get purge nvidia* sudo apt-get install nvidia-331-updates-dev Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open the terminal. First of first, if you’re just looking for a working driver for your Nvidia graphics card, please search for and install “ nvidia-current” (without quotes) in Ubuntu Software Center.ġ.
