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How do I know if the ubuntu install will have my network drivers? I have a laptop with no ethernet connector, only wifi.

How can I make sure that the installation will have the wifi drivers before I try to install? Looking to install 14.04 on my Dell XPS 13 laptop.

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lspci -knn | greg Net -A2

02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4352 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:43b1] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:019]
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    Boot from Live USB and check the adapter. It should work.
    – Pilot6
    Feb 12, 2016 at 18:11
  • Booted to live Kubuntu 14.04 CD. No wi-fi drivers seem to be loaded. I looked at Network Settings and there is no option to configure wifi. I guess that means no support for my hardware? Thank you for the suggestion.
    – S.Mason
    Feb 12, 2016 at 18:32
  • Please edit your question and add output of lspci -knn | grep Net -A2 terminal command. You probably need to install drivers.
    – Pilot6
    Feb 12, 2016 at 19:09
  • Sure, the output is as above. I would think that's a fairly common driver as broadcom is a popular wi-fi adapter.
    – S.Mason
    Feb 12, 2016 at 19:15
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    Possible duplicate of How to install Broadcom wireless drivers offline
    – Pilot6
    Feb 12, 2016 at 19:16

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