Realtek Rtl8761BU openSUSE Driver Installation – Step-by-step

March 13, 2023 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Installing Driver

  1. 4. Downloading Realtek rtl8761BU Driver

    Download Realtek rtl8761BU Driver for openSUSE GNU/Linux

    Get Realtek rtl8761BU Driver for openSUSE

    Grab the Zip Archive or clone it with Git.

    For further insight see directly the Developer Github Documentation!

  2. 5. Extracting Realtek rtl8761BU 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 rtl8761BU Driver in openSUSE - Extraction
    But if yuo are in Trouble to Find it out on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.
    Or from Command Line:

    sudo unzip -d /tmp/ ~/Downloads/RTL8761BU*.zip
  3. 6. Blacklisting Kernel Modules

    Now Blacklist Conflicting Kernel Modules
    Make a New File with the nano Editor:

    sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/bt-blacklist.conf

    And Append:

    blacklist btrtl
    blacklist btusb
    blacklist btintel
    blacklist btbcm
    

    Finally, Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor.

  4. 7. Installing Realtek rtl8761BU Driver

    Then to Install Realtek rtl8761BU Bluetooth Driver for openSUSE
    Access the Target Folder:

    cd  /tmp/RTL8761BU*

    And then simply play:

    sudo make install

    For further Insight see the Developer GitHub Page.
    Try to load it Rebooting with:

    sudo reboot now

    And you should successfully see your Bluetooth Adapter magically popping up from nowhere! :)
    In case of Issue to Remove it:

    sudo make uninstall

    Alternatively you may try to: Download & Install USB-BT500 Driver+Firmware. Instructions included in the Readme.txt File.

    Terminal output
  5. Congratulations, your Realtek rtl8761BU Network Device on openSUSE should be now nicely working!

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