Step-by-step – MX Gnu/Linux Realtek Rtl8812au Driver Installation

GNU/Linux MX Realtek RTL8812au Driver Setup – Step-by-step Guide

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Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Realtek RTL8812au Wireless Driver in GNU/Linux MX Desktop.

Especially relevant: this Realtek rtl8812au Driver MX Setup should be working also after a Kernel Upgrade with the Dkms integration.

1. 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.

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2. 2. Installing Dependencies

   Then to Install Required Packages
   First, preferably Upgrade your System with:

   sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

   In this case then Reboot it using:

   sudo reboot

   Then run:

   sudo apt install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) dkms unzip git

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.

3. 3. Downloading Realtek rtl8812AU Driver

   Download Realtek Driver in MX GNU/Linux

   Get Realtek rtl8812au Driver in MX

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   Realtek Driver Source Realtek for MX

   Choose to ‘Save It’!

4. 4. Extracting Realtek rtl8812AU Driver

   And then Extract Driver Archive into /tmp
   (Skip in case of Git Checkout)
   Possibly Double-Click/Right-Click on Package and Open with Archive Manager:

   
   Or from Command Line:

   unzip -d /tmp/ ~/Downloads/*master.zip

   (But if you are in Trouble to Find the Location on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.)

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5. 5. Installing Realtek rtl8812AU Driver

   Then to Install Wi-fi Driver for Ubuntu
   Access the Target folder:

   cd  /tmp/*master

   Or in case of Git Checkout:

   cd rtl8812au

   To Make it:

   make

   Then to Test the installation run:

   sudo insmod 8812au.ko

   And then to Setup just Copy the Module into the Right Location with:

   sudo cp 8812au.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless

   And finally, Update Module Depencencies:

   sudo depmod

6. 6. Setting Up DKMS

   Next to Add 8812au to DKMS modules
   So it Automatically Rebuilds and Install on Kernel Updates.
   First, Copy the Source into /usr/src:

   sudo mkdir /usr/src/8812au-4.2.3

   sudo cp -r ./* /usr/src/8812au-4.2.3/

   And the Setup it:

   sudo dkms add -m 8812au -v 4.2.3

   sudo dkms build -m 8812au -v 4.2.3

   sudo dkms install -m 8812au -v 4.2.3

   Now to Check the Status play:

   sudo dkms status

   Finally, possibly to Automatically load at boot run:

   echo 8812au | sudo tee -a /etc/modules

   Thanks to gnab inestimable Work!

So Now I’m truly Happy if My Guide could Help you to Install Realtek rtl8812au Driver on MX!