How to Install Realtek RTL8168x Driver in Fedora 40 – Step-by-step

Installing

4. 4. Installing Dependencies

   Then to Install Required Packages
   First, possibly to Upgrade System play:

   sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

   And then in this case Reboot with:

   sudo reboot

   Next simply play:

   sudo dnf install kernel-headers kernel-devel

   And again:

   sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools"

   Further you may need also the C Libraries:

   sudo dnf groupinstall "C Development Tools and Libraries"

5. 5. Installing Realtek RTL8168 Driver

   Next to Install RTL8168 Driver on Fedora
   Especially relevant: the below instructions are for the Official Realtek Driver, for the other variants follow the Developer’s instructions on GitHub!
   First, Change to the Target directory:

   cd /tmp/r8*

   And then Run the Installation Script with:

   sudo ./autorun.sh

   And then to Reboot play:

   sudo reboot

   Then to Check whether the Driver is loaded use:

   lsmod | grep r8125

   Or:

   ifconfig -a