GNU/Linux Mint 18 Realtek RTL8812au Driver Setup – Step-by-step Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Realtek RTL8812au Wireless Driver in GNU/Linux Mint 18.x Sarah/Serena/Sonya/Sylvia LTS.
Especially pertinent to consider, as a Simpler Alternative, you should initially attempt with the PPA rtl8812AU Driver Setup.
And this Realtek RTL8812au Driver in Linux Mint 18 Setup should be working also after a Kernel Upgrade with the Dkms integration.
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1. Launching Shell Emulator
Open a Terminal window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)Refresh the Apt Sources:
sudo apt update
Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo. -
2. Removing Default Driver
Then in case to Remove Mint rtl8812au Repo Driver
Try:sudo apt remove rtl8812au-dkms
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