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For Kernel 4.15.x ~ 5.0.x (Linux Mint or Ubuntu Derivatives)

How to install

sudo apt-get install build-essential git dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)

git clone https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu

sudo dkms add ./rtl8188fu

sudo dkms build rtl8188fu/1.0

sudo dkms install rtl8188fu/1.0

sudo cp ./rtl8188fu/firmware/rtl8188fufw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/

Run following commands for disable power mangement and plugging/replugging issues.

sudo mkdir -p /etc/modprobe.d/

sudo touch /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf

echo "options rtl8188fu rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_enusbss=0" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf

How to uninstall

sudo dkms remove rtl8188fu/1.0 --all

sudo rm -f /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8188fufw.bin

sudo rm -f /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf

Alternativly, you can download and install rtl8188fu-dkms and rtl8188fufw-firmware deb files.

https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu/raw/master/rtl8188fu-dkms_1.0.3_amd64.deb

https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu/raw/master/rtl8188fufw-firmware_1.0.1.deb

You can purge packages with following commands

sudo apt purge rtl8188fu-dkms

sudo apt purge rtl8188fufw-firmware