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Notice: An updated standards compliant (mac80211), in-kernel driver for
rtl8821/11cu chipset based adapters and modules is available and as of
kernel 6.12 is of good quality. If your distro uses kernel 6.12 or
later, there is no need to install this driver. The in-kernel driver is
part of the rtw88 series of drivers. The in-kernel driver is Linux
Standards compliant (mac80211) and is a much better driver than this
one. This driver will no longer get API related updates beyond kernel
6.14 (unless provided by a user). If you use a kernel prior to 6.14, it
is possible to use the new standards compliant driver by going to the
following repo:
https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88
If you decide to use the in-kernel driver, remember to first remove the
driver in this repo. You can run the following to remove the driver in
this repo:
$ sudo sh remove-driver.sh
It has been my pleasure to maintain this driver for the last several
years. Thanks to all of those who helped.
Remember: Ask not what your operating system can do for you, but
what you can do for your operating system.
Regards,
@morrownr
## 8821cu ( 8821cu.ko ) :rocket:
## Linux Driver for USB WiFi Adapters that are based on the RTL8811CU, RTL8821CU, RTL8821CUH and RTL8731AU Chipsets