broadcom-wl
Broadcom Linux hybrid wireless driver (64-bit) (by antoineco)
8821cu-20210916
Linux Driver for USB WiFi Adapters that are based on the RTL8811CU, RTL8821CU, RTL8821CUH and RTL8731AU Chipsets - v5.12.0.4 (by morrownr)
broadcom-wl | 8821cu-20210916 | |
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1 | 5 | |
156 | 488 | |
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10.0 | 6.6 | |
3 months ago | 19 days ago | |
C | C | |
- | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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broadcom-wl
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A new approach
Here is a GitHub link with broadcom-wl —-> https://github.com/antoineco/broadcom-wl
8821cu-20210916
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Unstable Wifi Connection VBox
sudo apt update sudo apt install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential bc dkms git libelf-dev rfkill iw mkdir ~/github cd ~/github git clone [https://github.com/morrownr/8821cu-20210916.git](https://github.com/morrownr/8821cu-20210916.git) cd ./8821cu-20210916 sudo ./install-driver.sh
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USB Wifi Recommendations
The adapter you got should work fine, with the proper driver. I went to their driver download page, and got this archive for Linux Kernels: 4.19 - 5.11. Inside the archive, found the README.md file pointing to a github repository that contains newer versions of the driver https://github.com/morrownr/8821cu-20210916. You should give it a try.
- Bluetooth and stadia controller
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No network devices available [Notebook Gateway GWNR71517]
if you want to make sure this is the correct driver for your adapter before going through the rest of the process, you can run the command lsusb. the id's will look something like 0BDA:B82B. the list of supported device id's is on this page: https://github.com/morrownr/8821cu-20210916/blob/main/supported-device-IDs
What are some alternatives?
When comparing broadcom-wl and 8821cu-20210916 you can also consider the following projects:
b43-tools - Tools for the Broadcom 43xx series WLAN chip
rtl8821CU - Realtek RTL8811CU/RTL8821CU USB Wi-Fi adapter driver for Linux
rtl8188eu - Realtek RTL8188EU v5.13.3 (2021-06-15) Wireless Lan Driver for Linux
XRLinuxDriver - Custom user-space Linux driver for XR devices
corsair-void-driver - Corsair Void headset family device driver for the Linux kernel