Mac Pro 2013 (MacPro6,1) on Ubuntu 26.04

Scripts from the ClearStack blog post Reviving a 2013 Mac Pro "Trashcan" as an Ubuntu 26.04 VM Server.

wifi-connect.sh

Connects the Mac Pro's Broadcom BCM4360 Wi-Fi (wlp13s0) using netplan. The password is stored as a hashed key in /etc/netplan/60-wifi.yaml (mode 600), and the interface is marked optional so boot never waits for Wi-Fi.

Install the driver first:

sudo apt install broadcom-sta-dkms wpasupplicant iw rfkill   # wl driver; blacklists b43/bcma/ssb

Then:

curl -fsSLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/clearstackio/macpro-2013-ubuntu/main/wifi-connect.sh
sudo bash wifi-connect.sh "YourSSID" "your-password"             # Ethernet stays the default route
sudo bash wifi-connect.sh "YourSSID" "your-password" --primary   # Wi-Fi becomes the default route
sudo bash wifi-connect.sh "YourSSID" ""                          # open network
sudo bash wifi-connect.sh "YourSSID" "your-password" --dry-run   # print the config only
sudo bash wifi-connect.sh --remove                               # undo

Tested on Ubuntu 26.04 (kernel 7.0) with broadcom-sta-dkms 6.30.223.271-29ubuntu1.