Introduction

One thing that Windows does do very well is drivers. Most things you may connect to a PC will automagically work. Linux also generally has good out of box support for a wide range of devices but in the case of my 5Ghz capable wireless card, my PC simply did not even see the connected USB wireless adaptor. The driver required for rtl88x2bu WiFi adaptors however have been made available for easy install. Thanks to those who go the lengths to make these installs an easy process.

Solution

Download the latest repository:

git clone https://github.com/cilynx/rtl88x2bu

Run the following code to install the wireless driver on your PC

cd rtl88x2bu
VER=$(sed -n 's/\PACKAGE_VERSION="\(.*\)"/\1/p' dkms.conf)
sudo rsync -rvhP ./ /usr/src/rtl88x2bu-${VER}
sudo dkms add -m rtl88x2bu -v ${VER}
sudo dkms build -m rtl88x2bu -v ${VER}
sudo dkms install -m rtl88x2bu -v ${VER}
sudo modprobe 88x2bu

Viola! Your wireless adaptor will now be recognised and working.

Install Realtek (rtl88x2bu) Wireless Drivers Linux Mint
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15 thoughts on “Install Realtek (rtl88x2bu) Wireless Drivers Linux Mint

  • 3rd January 2021 at 22:37
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    Thank you! These commands worked perfectly for me on Ubuntu 20.10 with a BrosTrend AC1200 AC3L USB wifi card.

    Cheers,

    Rob

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  • 9th December 2021 at 03:56
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    At last, an installation that works, first time on Linux Mint 20.02 .

    Many thanks

    Tom

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  • 8th May 2022 at 06:22
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    Thank you very much! I worried about that so much.
    Your solution is very helpful and useful for me.

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  • 24th October 2022 at 11:56
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    thanks for sharing this awesome code. i¨ve managed to instal it on linux mint and now my dongle works.
    GREAT!!!!

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  • 7th November 2022 at 21:14
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    Thank you very much!

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  • 12th December 2022 at 15:36
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    Yyeeaaah !!
    It works for me either !!
    Thank you so so so so much !
    Gaspar DG

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  • 14th January 2023 at 20:24
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    Been trying to get this to work for so long from so many web sites. You did it perfectly! All the wasted time!

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  • 19th March 2023 at 16:21
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    worked for me after Mint 21 Vanessa upgrade. Thank You

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  • 9th July 2023 at 12:51
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    I had been trying for a long time but it didn’t work… thank you very much for your help, now it’s working correctly, THANK YOU

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  • 15th January 2024 at 20:02
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    Worked for me in Linux Mint 21.2 Cinammon, but you have to keep your kernel updated in order to work. I am using a generic AC1300 Dual Band USB WiFi Adapter 2.4rghz/5ghz sku:e04857 from China abd this instructions make my life easy!! Thanks.

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  • 19th July 2024 at 17:32
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    thank you so much, finally!

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