RTL8192FU driver for Linux kernel

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Info: Builtin rtl8192fu support added to Linux kernel 6.5.

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c98411dc8cf6c15b8dbbfb37475bcc08b8958880

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How to install

sudo apt-get install build-essential git dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)

git clone https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8192fu-dkms

cd ./rtl8192fu-dkms

sudo dkms install .

Blacklist (alias) for kernel 6.5 and up

If you are using kernel 6.5 and up, you must use a configuration file with following command for preventing to conflict rtl8192fu module with built-in rtl8xxxu module.

sudo cp ./rtl8192fu-alias-blacklist.conf /etc/modprobe.d/

Then you must update initramfs

For initramfs

sudo update-initramfs -u

For dracut

sudo dracut -q --force

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How to uninstall

sudo dkms remove rtl8192fu/5.8.6.2 --all

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How to install from PPA repository

You can install rtl8192fu driver with following commands from PPA.

for xUbuntu 16.04-18.04-20.04-21.04-21.10 / Linux Mint 18.x-19.x-20.x

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kelebek333/kablosuz

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt install rtl8192fu-dkms

You can purge packages with following commands

sudo apt purge rtl8192fu-dkms