I am trying to install this deb package http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/utils/b43-fwcutter but whenever I doubleclick it the install button is disabled.
I don't have internet connection.
I am trying to install this deb package http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/utils/b43-fwcutter but whenever I doubleclick it the install button is disabled.
I don't have internet connection.
Open a terminal and go to the directory where the .deb file in loacated.
Then execute
sudo dpkg -i b43-fwcutter_015-9_i386.deb
This should work.
Note: Most of the time, this should not work if you don't have all dependent packages installed. But I inspected this package, and see that, it is only dependent on libc6
package, which is automatically installed by Ubuntu. Hence it should work.
sudo dpkg -i *.*deb
I know it's a late answer, but you can install a .deb
file by right-clicking on it and then selecting the Open in software center option.
This will take you to the software center from where you can install it very easily.
You can also use GDebi if you want to install .deb packages via a GUI. I've used it to install Kernel updates before, it does a great job.
Look for GDebi in the Software Center.
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firmware-b43-installer
. One big problem is that package needs an internet connection to download the Broadcom binary firmware package, so it's easiest if you can somehow get an Ethernet connection for just a few minutes.