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mortal wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:49 am

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mortal@mortal-desktop:~$  lsusb 
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bda:f179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 

Looks like the RTL8188FU chipset. Try this:
https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.c ... t.html#ID3
(item 3)

AndyMH wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:59 am

if you are miserly about disk space you could use --no-install-recommends.

That might break stuff.... Not a good idea.

The Realtek RTL8811AU chipset might be problematic.

Please generate an overview of your system like this: - Launch a terminal window (this is how to launch a terminal window) ; - Make the terminal window full screen, to avoid chopped lines; - Copy/paste this command into the terminal: inxi -Fxpmrz (if you type: the letter F is a capital letter, and d...

If you want to take a look at the changelog: you can see that in the kernel tool (Update Manager - panel: View - Linux kernels).

Strange.... Create a new user account, log into it, change nothing in it and test. Does the problem still exist then?

Been ordering all kinds of stuff from Amazon for a year or so.... So far, they've never let me down in the end. They did try my patience, though.

Esteemed Forum Participants & Lurkers: Hey, I just found the following: Realtek 8192 300Mbps 802.11n/g/b USB Wireless WiFi LAN Network Card Adapter - Brand: DIZA100 currently for $10 US. That is worth the risk to try it ... oh joy ... there is "Only 1 left in stock" AND it ships from China. Oh well...

Try this: Note that you'll need temporary internet access by other means, like this:
https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.c ... ernet.html

you are trying to take a user's freedom of choice and this forum isn't just about your feelings. Sheer and utter bollocks. I simply suggest an effective means which makes helping others on this forum noticeably less tiresome. For me and for many others. You may or may not have noticed, but this for...

You have one of the (pretty rare) "harder" Realtek chipsets, in that I couldn't find a clear unequivocal solution. However, try what Jeremy31 wrote here:
https://askubuntu.com/a/1185986

Looks like it might work for the rtl8811au chipset as well.

FamCompKid wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 19, 2020 8:09 am

Pjotr wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:51 am

USB tethering feature of your smartphone

Of course I didn't know that! Thanks!

You're welcome... If you find that you need to install a driver and don't know how, I'll be happy to help.

After last post I googled a little bit and found that it can be WLAN card using wrong country code issue, but as solution internet sujest recompile core and bla bla bla. I ll try to, make it easier This is an easy way to solve a country code problem: https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/p/inte...

Actually I'm worried whether I can install missing drivers on my offline desktop You can use the USB tethering feature of your smartphone: https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/p/temporary-internet.html Found a few adapters locally, Realtek mostly, but all the better ones are on USB 2.0, which ...

Rolling releases are toys for people who don't appreciate a stable and reliable system. So: -1.

I must add that I couldn't connect my desktop to the internet (I'm using my laptop). Should the plug-and-play adapters start working on an offline PC? The most I see is Realtek, then Ralink, which are also found in cheap brandless ones from China. In Linux, Ralink is more often "plug-and-play" than...

Try this (you need temporary internet access by other means for this):

Update Manager - panel: View - Linux kernels
Install the latest kernel of the 5.8 series. Then reboot.

Simply click OK.

Well, some of y'all dyed-in-da-wool Linux fanboyz seem pretty upset at my allegations and complaints. But EVOLUTION is the school of hard knocks. It helps to improve Linux. It really does. If you feel like dealing out hard knocks, kick your car. Tone down, bro. A lot. Ask your questions in a normal...

On occasion I've seen the same undesirable Firefox behaviour. When it happens, I close Firefox and switch to Chrome. Perhaps that's an acceptable workaround for you, as well.