Realtek Rtl8822BU Driver Installation in Pop!_OS – Step-by-step

September 22, 2021 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Installing Driver

  1. 3. Downloading Realtek rtl8822BU Driver

    Download Realtek rtl8822BU Driver in Pop!_OS GNU/Linux

    Get Realtek rtl8822BU Driver in Pop!_OS

    Grab the Zip Archive or clone it with Git.

    In this New Post Revision in addition to the default Morrownr Driver choice I’ve added also the RinCat, Cilynx, Aircrack-ng and Gnab eventual Alternatives.
    So in case, then see directly the Developer Github Documentation to Setup it!

  2. 4. Extracting Realtek rtl8822BU 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:

    How to Install Realtek rtl8822BU Driver in Pop!_OS - Extraction
    But if you are in Trouble to Find the Location on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.
    Or from Command Line:

    unzip -d /tmp/ ~/Downloads/88x2bu*.zip
  3. 5. Installing Realtek rtl8822BU Driver

    Then to Install Realtek rtl8822BU Wi-fi Driver for Pop!_OS
    Access the Target Folder:

    cd  /tmp/88x2bu

    And then simply play:

    sudo ./install-driver.sh [NoPrompt]

    Try to load it Rebooting with:

    sudo reboot

    And you should successfully see your Wifi Adapter magically popping up from nowhere! :)
    Again to edit the Driver Configuration run:

    sudo ./edit-options.sh

    The Documentation is included in the /etc/modprobe.d/88x2bu.conf File.
    Last, possibly to Remove it, from this same Directory issue:

    sudo ./remove-driver.sh

    Thanks to Nick Morrownr inestimable Work!

  4. Congratulations, your Realtek rtl8822BU Network Device on Pop!_OS should be now nicely working!

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