How to Install Firmware in Debian to Enable Wireless, Video, or Sound | Linux Today

How to Install Firmware in Debian to Enable Wireless, Video, or Sound

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JW
Jack Wallen
Feb 1, 2015

You’ve decided it’s time to give one of the most stable and reliable Linux distributions a try. So you download the latest version of Debian, burn the ISO image, fire up your computer, slide the CD into your drive, and begin the installation process. Once the install is complete, you find out your wireless isn’t working! What do you do?

JW

Jack Wallen

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