How To Install rtl8812au-dkms on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rtl8812au-dkms on Ubuntu.
What is rtl8812au-dkms
rtl8812au-dkms is:
rtl8812au is the Linux device driver released for the RealTek RTL8812AU WiFi controllers with USB interface.
This package provides the dkms source code for the rtl8812au kernel module. Kernel source or headers are required to compile these modules.
There are three methods to install rtl8812au-dkms on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rtl8812au-dkms Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rtl8812au-dkms using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rtl8812au-dkms
Install rtl8812au-dkms Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rtl8812au-dkms using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rtl8812au-dkms
Install rtl8812au-dkms Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install rtl8812au-dkms using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rtl8812au-dkms
How To Uninstall rtl8812au-dkms on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the rtl8812au-dkms package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rtl8812au-dkms
Uninstall rtl8812au-dkms And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rtl8812au-dkms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rtl8812au-dkms
Remove rtl8812au-dkms Configurations and Data
To remove rtl8812au-dkms configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rtl8812au-dkms
Remove rtl8812au-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rtl8812au-dkms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rtl8812au-dkms
Dependencies
rtl8812au-dkms have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rtl8812au-dkms package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.