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Install Realtek Wifi Driver in Ubuntu

The document provides steps to install the Realtek wifi driver in Ubuntu: 1. Upgrade the kernel to 3.16 and reboot into the new kernel 2. Remove the old kernel and update the grub configuration 3. Install necessary build tools and clone the Realtek driver source code 4. Build and install the driver, then load the appropriate module like rtl8723be The last few steps may require identifying the correct driver module to use based on the network adapter ID.

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Install Realtek Wifi Driver in Ubuntu

The document provides steps to install the Realtek wifi driver in Ubuntu: 1. Upgrade the kernel to 3.16 and reboot into the new kernel 2. Remove the old kernel and update the grub configuration 3. Install necessary build tools and clone the Realtek driver source code 4. Build and install the driver, then load the appropriate module like rtl8723be The last few steps may require identifying the correct driver module to use based on the network adapter ID.

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7/7/23, 10:15 AM Install Realtek wifi driver in ubuntu

Installing Realtek wifi driver in ubuntu (any


version)
First upgrade the kernel to 3.16 as shown in accepted answer at this link
reboot into the new 3.16.x by command sudo reboot
After rebooting, run sudo apt-get -f autoremove
Now we have to remove old kernel, for that, first list the kernels currently present by command sudo
dpkg --list | grep linux-image
It gives a list of kernels, identify the older version, for example linux-image-3.11
Give command sudo apt-get purge linux-image-3.14
Now give command : sudo update-grub2
Now reboot by sudo reboot
Now we have to install realtek driver. For that follow below commands :
1. sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential git
2. git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new
3. cd rtlwifi_new
4. make
5. sudo make install
6. sudo modprobe rtl8723be
This rtl8723be in last command was the driver I required. There are many other drivers of realtek in
rtlwifi_new. For me, rtl8723be was required, you may require some other driver. To check which
driver you need, give command lsusb and search the output list for something like 0bda:b728 Realtek
Semiconductor Corp. This b728 can be something else, and this will determine driver required. Google
for more info.

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