How to Install Realtek Rtl8812AU WiFi Driver on Fedora 40

GNU/Linux Fedora 40 Realtek rtl8812AU Driver Setup – Step-by-step Guide

How to Install Realtek rtl8812AU Wireless Driver on Fedora 40 GNU/Linux – Step by step Tutorial.

And this Realtek rtl8812AU Driver Fedora 40 Setup should be working also after a Kernel Upgrade with the Dkms integration.

Moreover, the Rtw88 Driver support the following Chipsets:

• PCIe: RTL8723DE, RTL8814AE, RTL8821CE, RTL8822BE, RTL8822CE
• SDIO: RTL8723CS, RTL8723DS, RTL8821CS, RTL8822BS, RTL8822CS
• USB: RTL8723DU, RTL8811AU, RTL8811CU, RTL8812AU, RTL8812BU, RTL8812CU, RTL8814AU, RTL8821AU, RTL8821CU, RTL8822BU, RTL8822CU

Many thanks to Developer Lwfinger for his precious and generous Free Work on the rtl8812AU Driver — GitHub Page.

Especially relevant: the supported Kernel Range may vary over time, as does the Driver itself — for up-to-date details, see the Developer Documentation.

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 --refresh

   In this case after reboot:

   sudo reboot

   Then run:

   sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools"

   And again:

   sudo dnf install dkms elfutils-libelf-devel unzip git

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