88x2bu-20210702 | Linux Driver for USB WiFi Adapters

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Warning: Installing multiple drivers for the same hardware usually does not end well. If a previous attempt to install this driver failed or if you have previously installed another driver for chipsets supported by this driver, you MUST remove anything that the previous attempt installed BEFORE attempting to install this driver. This driver can be removed with the script called ./remove-driver.sh. Information is available in the section called Removal of the Driver. You can get a good idea as to whether you need to remove a previously installed driver by running the following command:. The installation instructions are for the novice user. Experienced users are welcome to alter the installation to meet their needs. Temporary internet access is required for installation. There are numerous ways to enable temporary internet access depending on your hardware and situation. One method is to use tethering from a phone. Another method is to keep a WiFi adapter that uses an in-kernel driver in your toolkit. You will need to use the terminal interface. The quick way to open a terminal: Ctrl+Alt+T (hold down on the Ctrl and Alt keys then press the T key). An alternative terminal is to use SSH (Secure Shell) from the same or from another computer, in which case you will be in a suitable terminal after logging in, but this step requires that an SSH daemon/server has already been configured. (There are lots of SSH guides available, e.g., for the Raspberry Pi and for Ubuntu. Do not forget to secure the SSH server.). You will need to have sufficient access rights to use sudo so that commands can be executed as the root user. (If the command sudo echo Yes returns "Yes", with or without having to enter your password, you do have sufficient access rights.). DKMS is used for the installation. DKMS is a system utility which will automatically recompile and reinstall this driver when a new kernel is installed. DKMS is provided by and maintained by Dell. It is recommended that you do not delete the driver directory after installation as the directory contains information and scripts that you may need in the future. There is no need to disable Secure Mode to install this driver. If Secure Mode is properly setup on your system, this installation will support it.
Note: If your Linux distro does not fall into one of options listed below, you will need to research how to update your system package information. Note: If you do not regularly maintain your system by installing updated packages, please do so now and then reboot. The rest of the installation will appreciate having a fully up to date system to work with. The installation can then be continued with Step 3. Note: If you are asked to choose a provider, make sure to choose the one that corresponds to your version of the linux kernel (for example, "linux510-headers" for Linux kernel version 5.10). If you install the incorrect version, you'll have to uninstall it and install the correct version. If using other methods, please follow the instructions provided by those methods. Note: see Concurrent_Mode.md in the docs folder to help determine whether you want to enable Concurrent Mode. Warning: This step only applies if you are installing to Raspberry Pi hardware. Warning: You should skip this step if installing to x86 or amd64 based systems. Note: The best option for other 64 bit operating systems to be installed to Raspberry Pi hardware is to use the 64 bit option. An example is Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi.
Option for Debian based distributions such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Kali and Raspberry Pi OS
Option for Arch based distributions such as Manjaro
Option for Fedora based distributions
Option for openSUSE based distributions
Option for Raspberry Pi OS
Option for Debian, Kali and Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE)
Option for Ubuntu (all flavors) and Linux Mint
Option for Fedora
Option for openSUSE
Option for Solus
Options for Arch and Manjaro
Option for the 32 bit Raspberry Pi OS to be installed to Raspberry Pi hardware
Option for the 64 bit Raspberry Pi OS to be installed to Raspberry Pi hardware