How do I install drivers for Edimax AC 600 Wi-Fi adapter drivers?
I went on their website and there are no drivers for the newer versions of the kernel 5.4.0
Is there a way to install generic drivers
(currently I don't see the Wi-Fi/Wireless icon in network settings on Ubuntu).
If anyone finds them could you please include a step by step install (I'm a newbie on Linux)
This device seems to have a realtek ac chipset from the rtl88xxau family. It would be useful to provide the stdout of
lsusb
You can try to install the following dkms package:
sudo apt install rtl8812au-dkms
In case it does not work, install the drivers from aircrack-ng github repository (and you will also have monitor mode)
sudo apt install git build-essential bc libelf-dev
git clone https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au.git
cd rtl8812au
sudo ./dkms-install.sh
edit: There is another set of repositories that provide drivers for many unsupported Realtek USB WiFi chips (including the rtl8812). I strongly recommend to use this solution from now on. morrownr repository
sudo apt install git build-essential libelf-dev linux-headers-amd64
git clone https://github.com/morrownr/8812au-20210629.git
cd 8812au-20210629
make
sudo make install
I do not have this adapter to check if the next will work, but you could try:
Install libssl1.0.0 package as described here
wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl1.0/libssl1.0.0_1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libssl1.0.0_1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb
Follow this link and download 4.15 kernel packages:
Build for amd64 succeeded (see BUILD.LOG.amd64):
linux-headers-4.15.0-041500_4.15.0-041500.201802011154_all.deb
linux-headers-4.15.0-041500-generic_4.15.0-041500.201802011154_amd64.deb
linux-image-4.15.0-041500-generic_4.15.0-041500.201802011154_amd64.deb
Install them: sudo apt install ./linux-*deb
Load into the older kernel
Reinstall your driver
You could also go to:
Show Applications gnome menu -> Enter into Search field Additional keyword and open Additional Drivers (opened tab in Software & Updates window will appear). Look if there's no your wifi-drivers present.
