How to Install Realtek rtl8912AU WiFi Driver on Fedora 40

GNU/Linux Fedora 40 Realtek rtl8912AU Driver Setup – Step-by-step Guide

How to Install Realtek rtl8912AU Wireless Driver on Fedora 40 GNU/Linux.

And this Realtek rtl8912AU Driver Fedora 40 Setup should be working also after a Kernel Upgrade with the Dkms integration.

The RTL8912AU chipset is commonly used in modern USB Wi-Fi adapters and supports cutting-edge 802.11ac/ax/be (Wi-Fi 7) standards, offering tri-band operation across 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz frequencies and advanced capabilities like WPA3 encryption, MLO, and high-throughput data rates.

Many thanks to Developer Morrownr for his precious and generous Free Work on the rtl8912AU 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<
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   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.