How to Install Realtek Rtl8832BU/rtl8852BU WiFi Driver on Fedora 40

GNU/Linux Fedora 40 Realtek rtl8832BU/rtl8852BU Driver Setup – Step-by-step Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Realtek rtl8832BU/rtl8852BU Wireless Driver in Fedora 40 GNU/Linux.

And this Realtek rtl8832BU/rtl8852BU Driver Fedora 40 Setup should be working also after a Kernel Upgrade with the Dkms integration.

The RTL8832BU and RTL8852BU chipsets are commonly used in USB Wi-Fi adapters and support high-speed 802.11ac/ax (Wi-Fi 6) standards.

Bluetooth is supported by the hardware, but Linux driver support may vary and could need additional configuration.

Many thanks to Developer Morrownr for his precious and generous Free Work on the rtl8832BU/rtl8852BU 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.