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Can you use the grub boot menu, hold Shift key during boot until it appears, choose advanced options, then scroll down to the first 4.10 kernel entry, press enter to boot into it and then try my command

I would do sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-dkms Reboot I have a BCM4313 and it doesn't need any of those packages installed for it to work as it uses the open source kernel module brcmsmac. Actually you could uninstall them, reboot. If it doesn't work sudo ap...

You might need to reboot into an older kernel to do this

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sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-29-generic

Then reboot

Please post results from terminal for

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dpkg -l | egrep 'linux-image|linux-modules'

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sudo apt install -f

Don't leave the USB plugged in

TP-Link TL-WN722N v2.1 150MBPS High-Gain USB WiFi Adapter works in LM19 Mate & Cinnamon. It has the Realtek RTL8188EU (8188E USB WiFi) chipset. I have been using the TL-WN722N v1.0 for years, which has the Atheros chipset, that also works. Is the RTL8188EU supported by a kernel module now? Or does ...

Are you still trying to do this when booted from the USB?

possibly

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sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-image-4.15.0-23-generic linux-headers-4.15.0-23 linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-23-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-23 generic linux headers-4.15.0-23-generic

Reboot

Try

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sudo update-grub

Reboot

Reboot into the installed Linux Mint and install it from there, or is there another issue?

I have a BCM4313 and it doesn't need any of those packages installed for it to work as it uses the open source kernel module brcmsmac. Actually you could uninstall them, reboot. If it doesn't work sudo apt install broadcom-sta-dkms As broadcom-sta-dkms in those repositories is patch for the 4.15 ker...

try

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sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic

Then see if it builds

Try installing without any network connection or download a new ISO to install from

It is a desktop, I would put a full size card in it with real antennas

I was expecting to see linux-libc-dev in the list as I think that was why the old kernel headers were installed in Mint 18

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lspci -nnk | grep -iA3 net; rfkill list; inxi -Fxxxz

Should tell us something about the wifi that doesn't work

I would do

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sudo apt-get purge bcmwl-kernel-source broadcom-sta-common broadcom-sta-dkms

Reboot

What is the result for

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lsmod | grep cfg

Both methods work, it is easier to reverse the change if you dont add it to /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf
With the 7260 also try

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sudo sed -i 's/3/2/' /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/*

Reboot

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