Posted on 07/08/2021 7:42:57 PM PDT by daniel1212
by sleeper12: Try this, one line at a time:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential git dkms
git clone https://github.com/brektrou/rtl8821CU.git
cd rtl8821CU
chmod +x dkms-install.sh
sudo ./dkms-install.sh
sudo modprobe 8821cu
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=324111
Yep... Been there... :)
Yes... Always one line at a time...
After entering your passkey... lol
Welcome to the security of Linux...
I’ve ran into the same problem install a system and couldn’t get online, it’s frustrating as you know what I’ve learned over the years to keep a folder on one of my drives with all kinds of drivers and files just in case.
One I ran into was the Nvidia driver for the video card no one offered it because it was a paid only driver that was a really head banging frustrating process but working my way through it I learned a lot about Linux. I don’t know if you know of this site distrowatch.com you can read and learn a lot there.
Best of luck I’m sure you will get it worked out just hang in there....
Which constant typing requirement for any system tinkering is an unnecessary hindrance in speed when the only one using the system is me. For about 20 years of constant use of Windows this has not been needed by me, just the usual click prompt instead. At least with Puppy you always can be root.
Yes, this is how you learn, but the required learning curve is often not mentioned in Linux hype, but then again most users do not even tweak and customize Windows or their browser (which is why Chrome is so far ahead in the browser wars. I use about 7 and mostly use legacy Firefox ESR 59 due its surpassing "utility truck" capabilities via extensions). The person using my old speedy PC (with a 4.3ghz Quad Core AMD 4350 CPU and 16GB RAM, thanks be to God) which I installed Mint on mainly only uses it for surfing (in the kitchen no less) and some simple games and nothing needs to be done except updates.
But when a neighbor gave me an old Vista-era Optiplex 755 (233Ghz dual core CPU, 2 - yes two -GB RAM ) running Windows 7 Pro then rather than spending money for more RAM then I want to install Linux on it, once the $17.00 used SanDisk 128GB SSD gets here and time allows. Maybe use it to broadcast Christian messages via FM 24/7 and also as a web cam facing the city street seeing it is in a front room. Praise the Lord we have so much even though at any given time I would be destitute in about 2-3 months if the Lord did not enable income.
These seem to work just fine on Mint 19:
https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-networking/usb-adapter/tl-wn725n/
I think one of the first things my father heard on the first crystal set he built was a President’s inaugural address.
Judging by my Dad’s birthdate, I figure it may have been Coolidge, who gave the first Inaugural address that was transmitted on radio.
That is pretty cool. :)
Thanks and maybe for a laptop, and $10 at Amazon, but pretty basic it seems and only 2.4GHz band,
and I think one like this USB 3.0 2.4GHz/5GHz Dual Band 5dBi High Gain Antenna Network Adapter for that price would be better - if Linux even detects it: says "compatible with Windows XP/7/8/10/2000/Vista, Linux2.6.18-4.5 ('not develop version')" .
However, seeing as I already have 3 adapters and do not want to spend more $ on such an old rig, then I removed the internal PCi-e Express Qualcomm Atheros AR938x Wireless Network Adapter from the main rig and put it in the old 755 that I was trying Linux on and it recognized and connected with it. I then install Kubuntu on a partition of a SSD (W7 is still on the HDD that I unplugged). I plan to try the Linux special sudo sudo git clone cd chmod sudo sudo work around for at least one of the others. .
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