Step-by-step – Realtek WiFi Driver Red Hat Linux 8 Offline Installation

Installing Requirements

1. 1. Downloading Dkms

   Download DKMS for Red Hat GNU/Linux

   DKMS for Red Hat Linux 8 Archive

   Dkms Archive for Red Hat Linux 8

   Store it in a external Storage Device.

2. 2. Launching Shell Emulator

   Open a Terminal window in Red Hat Linux 8
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

3. 3. Extracting Dkms Archive

   Then Extract Dkms into /tmp Directory
   Possibly to open it up Double-Click/Right-Click on Package from the File Manager

   
   Or from Command Line:

   cd /[path/2/device]

   tar xvzf *.tar.gz -C /tmp/

4. 4. Installing Packages

   Then to Install Required Packages
   First, access the Target Packages Location:

   cd /tmp/packages

   To Check the Package are there:

   ls | grep dkms

   The grep Command Refine the output List showing only the entries Matching the Keyword.
   Sure, the Group is exceding the needed Setup, so possibly you can remove some unnecessary Packages…
   Then simply play:

   sudo dnf install ./*.rpm

   Or:

   sudo dpkg -ivh ./*.rpm

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.
   Finally, if some dependency is missing you can download it just browsing the Red Hat Mirror as for the Kernel in the previous step.