Installing proprietary drivers

Thanks for putting me on the correct path.

I checked which version of Debian PureOS uses, Buster.
cat /etc/debian_version

It took a while to find the correct file, but I found it at
https://packages.debian.org/buster/firmware-iwlwifi

When you go to download a file from packages.debian.org, check it has what you need inside.
dpkg-deb -x *.deb /tmp/deb-extracted/

To install the correct downloaded deb file.
sudo dpkg -i firmware-iwlwifi_20190114-2_all.deb

To activate the wifi adapter, restart your PC or run
sudo modprobe -r iwlwifi && sudo modprobe iwlwifi

The wifi icon does not appear in the system tray (I’m running off the live disk, so cannot restart), but it can be used in the settings panel.

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