Step-by-step – Fedora 33 Realtek RTL8812au Driver Installation

GNU/Linux Fedora 33 Realtek rtl8812au Driver Setup – Step-by-step Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Realtek rtl8812au WiFi Driver in Fedora 33 GNU/Linux.

Especially relevant: this Realtek rtl8812au Driver Fedora 33 Setup should be working also after a Kernel Upgrade with the Dkms integration.

Please be aware of how this Driver is Not supporting all the Linux Kernels range, so in case of issue consult the available Online Documentation.

So as a possible Solution, then you may also see: How to Install New Kernel Guide.

Again, in case of Issue for preventing any possible Driver loading Interference you should also take into account: How to Blacklist Kernel Modules.

Finally, from the Realtek Support Driver Website comes out that it may be working for all the following Chipsets:

• RTL8192EU
• RTL8811AU
• RTL8811CU
• RTL8812AU
• RTL8812BU
• RTL8814AU
• RTL8821AU

1. 1. Launching Shell Emulator

   Open a Terminal window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).

   
   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
   

2. 2. Installing Dependencies

   Then to Install Required Stuff
   First, possibly Upgrade your system with:

   sudo dnf upgrade

   In this case after reboot:

   sudo reboot

   Then run:

   sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools"

   Further you may need also the C Libraries:

   sudo dnf groupinstall "C Development Tools and Libraries"

   And again:

   sudo dnf install dkms elfutils-libelf-devel unzip

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.