Install WiFi drivers on fresh Zorin OS install

now,it has been installed onmy pc but now wifi drivers is not available in my system.what should i do now?
pls tell

Thank you for your guidance for installing zorin os in my pc but now a new problem arises that it doesn't contain wifi drivers in it, so how to install the wifi drivers?
pls tell this

In terminal, can you please run

sudo lshw -C network

Please relay that output here - This is to try to determine which hardware you are using and what drivers you need.
If you have Ethernet or can connect using USB - Phone hotspot, you can temporarily connect to download and install drivers on your machine without needing to download elsewhere and transfer with a USB stick.


What to do now..?

It is a lower case L not a capital I...
lshw which is LiSt HardWare. :wink:

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Now... Next process?

I will be using this wifi adaptor
https://dl.flipkart.com/s/nA1wwuNNNN

It lists the Ethernet, but it does not list any Wifi... Is your Wifi device part of your motherboard or a separate plug and play device?
(Like a USB network adapter.)

Separate Plug and play device

I am using this USB WiFi adaptor

https://dl.flipkart.com/s/nA1wwuNNNN

Can you run in terminal:

sudo modprobe 88x2bu

Then test if Wifi is working or run

lshw -C network

Again to see if the Wifi is listed?


No change I guess

Hmm... According to literature, it should be included since kernel 6.2

Well... Let's go ahead and install the driver. I looked at different sourcs and picked this one due to it offering DKMS support:

Each command can be copy/pasted and run one at a time. If you see an error in the terminal, please stop and relay that error here.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

sudo apt install dkms build-essential git

git clone https://github.com/RinCat/RTL88x2BU-Linux-Driver.git

cd RTL88x2BU-Linux-Driver

This next step of three separate commands adds DKMS support, so that you do not have to reinstall the driver everytime the kernel upgrades:

sudo dkms add .

sudo dkms build -m rtl88x2bu -v 5.13.1

sudo dkms install -m rtl88x2bu -v 5.13.1

With that now installed, we can use the Module Prober again:

sudo modprobe 88x2bu


Is all process gone correct?

Can you try:

sudo dkms add -m rtl88x2bu -v 5.13.1 --source-only `pwd`

Interesting...
Well, let's try a simpler course to just get it working:
git clone https://github.com/morrownr/88x2bu.git

cd 88x2bu

sudo ./install-driver.sh

You must reboot to initialize the new driver... So reboot and see if Wifi is working.

after the first step of cloning from github ,it ask me username and then password but it got stuck after asking me for a password...else everything is working properly but i am unable to enter the password there
what to do next?

Can you show a screenshot?

sure..

Heh wow... I see. The maintainer moved the repository.
It is
git clone https://github.com/morrownr/88x2bu-20210702

That should get the driver files. Sorry about that.
Next is still

cd 88x2bu

sudo ./install-driver.sh