GNU/Linux Fedora 41 Realtek rtl8XXXU Driver Setup – Step-by-step Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Realtek rtl8XXXU Wireless Driver in Fedora 41 GNU/Linux.
And this Realtek rtl8XXXU Driver Fedora 41 Setup should be working also after a Kernel Upgrade with the Dkms integration.
Moreover, the Rtl8xxxu Driver support the following Chipsets:
- RTL8188CUS
- RTL8188EU (Basic)
- RTL8191CU
- RTL8192CU
- RTL8192FU (Experimental)
- RTL8723AU (Basic)
- RTL8723BU (Limited)
- RTL8731AU
Many thanks to Developer Lwfinger for his precious and generous Free Work on the rtl8XXXU 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. Launching Shell Emulator
Open a Terminal window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).
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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 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.
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