How to Install Realtek rtl8814AU WiFi Driver in Fedora 41

GNU/Linux Fedora 41 Realtek rtl8814AU Driver Setup – Step-by-step Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Realtek rtl8814AU Wireless Driver in Fedora 41 GNU/Linux.

And this Realtek rtl8814AU Driver Fedora 41 Setup should be working also after a Kernel Upgrade with the Dkms integration.

Moreover, the Rtw88 Driver support all 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 rtl8814AU 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

   In this case after reboot:

   sudo reboot

   Then run:

   sudo dnf5 group install 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.