Dell Wireless

Can we have the output of:
lspci -nnk | grep Wireless
?

Let's see if your wireless WIFI adapter does indeed require proprietary firmware. If so, you will need to either switch it for another (internal) adapter that doesn't require the nasty nasty blob or buy an external USB wifi dongle.
But first the first - the output as mentioned above.
cheers

On Fri, 25 Dec 2015 13:01:54 -0800, GC <name at domain> wrote:

> How do I install the wireless on my Dell laptop? I don't want to use
> proprietary or non-free software. Are there options available or am I
> stuck using Ethernet?

Firstly, please tell us some specifics. What model of laptop is this?

Secondly, please post the output of the command 'lspci -vmmnn', so we
may have a look at your actual hardware.

That out of the way, the best thing to do if your wifi card really
requires proprietary firmware is to buy one of these:
https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb.

Can we have the output of:
lspci -nnk | grep Wireless
?

Let's see if your wireless WIFI adapter does indeed require proprietary
firmware. If so, you will need to either switch it for another (internal)
adapter that doesn't require the nasty nasty blob or buy an external USB wifi
dongle.
But first the first - the output as mentioned above.
cheers