How to Install Realtek rtl8812au Driver on Ubuntu 24.04

Installing

5. 5. Extracting Realtek RTL8812AU Driver

   And then extract the driver archive into /tmp
   (Skip in case of Git checkout)
   Possibly double-click/right-click on the package and open with Archive Manager:

   
   Or from the command line:

   unzip -d /tmp/ ~/Downloads/*master.zip

   (But if you are in trouble finding the location on the terminal, then see: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.)

6. 6. Installing Realtek RTL8812AU Driver

   Then to install RTL8812AU WiFi driver for Ubuntu
   Access the target folder:

   cd /tmp/*master

   Or in case of Git checkout:

   cd rtl8812au

   To make it:

   make

   Then to test the installation run:

   sudo insmod 8812au.ko

   And then to set it up, just copy the module into the right location with:

   sudo cp 8812au.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless

   And finally, update module dependencies:

   sudo depmod

7. 7. Setting Up DKMS

   Next to add 8812AU to DKMS modules
   So it automatically rebuilds and installs on kernel updates.
   First, copy the source into /usr/src:

   sudo mkdir /usr/src/8812au-4.2.3

   sudo cp -r ./* /usr/src/8812au-4.2.3/

   And set it up:

   sudo dkms add -m 8812au -v 4.2.3

   sudo dkms build -m 8812au -v 4.2.3

   sudo dkms install -m 8812au -v 4.2.3

   Now to check the status, play:

   sudo dkms status

   Finally, possibly to automatically load at boot run:

   echo 8812au | sudo tee -a /etc/modules

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