Para instalar wifi ou wireless no Debian via terminal utilize o wpa_supplicant
# apt-get install wpasupplicant
edite o arquivo /etc/network/interface
auto ath0
iface ath0 inet dhcp
wpa-driver wext
wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
edite o arquivo /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
network={
ssid=”wireless-is-a-lie”
psk=”passw0rd”
}
fontes:
https://blog.nelhage.com/2008/08/using-wpa_supplicant-on-debianubuntu/
https://sempreupdate.com.br/como-conectar-wifi-via-terminal-linux/