rtl8723bu for linux

How to install

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

git clone https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8723bu-dkms

sudo dkms add ./rtl8723bu-dkms

sudo dkms build rtl8723bu/4.4.5

sudo dkms install rtl8723bu/4.4.5

sudo cp ./rtl8723bu-dkms/firmware/rtl8723bu_nic.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/

sudo cp ./rtl8723bu-dkms/blacklist-rtl8xxxu.conf /etc/modprobe.d/

sudo cp ./rtl8723bu-dkms/r8723bu-pm.conf /etc/modprobe.d/

How to uninstall

sudo dkms remove rtl8723bu/4.4.5 --all

sudo rm -f /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rtl8xxxu.conf

sudo rm -f /etc/modprobe.d/r8723bu-pm.conf

How to install with PPA repository

You can install rtl8723bu driver with following commands from PPA. Supported xUbuntu 16.04-18.04-20.04-20.10 / Linux Mint 18.x-19.x-20.x series. r8723bu-dkms package auto install the blacklist, power management configuration and firmware files.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kelebek333/kablosuz

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt install r8723bu-dkms

You can purge packages with following commands

sudo apt purge r8723bu-dkms