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How do I install Broadcom's firmware for a PowerPC?

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I'm running 12.04 LTS on a PowerMac G5 and I have one problem. My wireless PCI card has my "Firmware Missing". I already know about Broadcom's poor wireless support with Ubuntu, and it's b43 however whenever I try to install the b43 firmware installer I get this:

snackadoodlepop@snackadoodlepop-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree       

Reading state information... Done

E: Unable to locate package firmware-b43-installer

NDIS Wrapper won't work on PowerPC to my knowledge.
I'm stuck without WiFi and I need help!

SOLVED: Thanks to reddit's /r/linuxquestions, I was able to use the b43 firmware installer correctly.

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answered 1 Year ago splenueak · Accepted Answer

You need to:

sudo apt-get update && apt-cache search b43

To find the firmware package.
Then again:

sudo apt-get install firmware-b43-installer

You have wireless (but might need to restart first).