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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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WiFi issue with iMac (feddit.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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E: I AM NOT USING FEDORA. Please stop linking to guides for Fedora. They will not work. uBlue/Bazzite does not use dnf.

I got a free iMac. Installed Linux on an external drive. Bazzite, specifically. WiFi does not work. My research leads me to a problem with proprietary Broadcom drivers but no solutions. If you know how to get this working, your advice would be appreciated.

Also if there's another distro that works "out of the box" on Macs with GNOME I'd be open to installing that as well.

E: "System information" says it is a

Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.77.111.1 AirPortDriverBrcmNIC-1772.1)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/fedora-linux-install-broadcom-wl-sta-wireless-driver-for-bcm43228/

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

I'm not using Fedora.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fedora uses RPM packaging format and dnf is just a front-end for that. Atomic variants of Fedora and uBlue distros (they are based on the former) use rpm-ostree, which also works with RPM.

Also, please stop being so confident in your stance when you don't know much about Linux or your distribution of choice. People are here to help you only out of kindness and not obligation.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 weeks ago

I already know all of that.

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