Install Realtek (rtl88x2bu) Wireless Drivers Linux Mint

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 adapter will now be recognised and working.

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15 comments

  1. Rob
    Thank you! These commands worked perfectly for me on Ubuntu 20.10 with a BrosTrend AC1200 AC3L USB wifi card.

    Cheers,

    Rob
  2. David Messenger
    Pleasure Rob.
  3. Tom Tapping
    At last, an installation that works, first time on Linux Mint 20.02 .

    Many thanks

    Tom
  4. seongsopark
    Thank you very much! I worried about that so much.
    Your solution is very helpful and useful for me.
  5. David Messenger
    No problem!
  6. Jug
    Thanks
  7. petedotnl
    thanks for sharing this awesome code. i¨ve managed to instal it on linux mint and now my dongle works.
    GREAT!!!!
  8. George Hale
    Thank you very much!
  9. G Bonilla
    IT WORKED !!!!
  10. GasparDG
    Yyeeaaah !!
    It works for me either !!
    Thank you so so so so much !
    Gaspar DG
  11. Dan L
    Been trying to get this to work for so long from so many web sites. You did it perfectly! All the wasted time!
  12. Abatis
    worked for me after Mint 21 Vanessa upgrade. Thank You
  13. Antonio
    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
  14. Joe Toymaker
    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.
  15. tanzenn
    thank you so much, finally!

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