My fault... I keep forgetting that the Discourse Forum Format changes posts... It is very annoying...
git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu.git
All things are scary when you have never done them, often they are easy once you have done it.
Windows OS has multiple kernels, too. They just do not tell you that it is a different kernel, because keeping the user ignorant is a method of control.
For example, using the Windows Tablet edition is a different kernel, since it has different driver requirements.
To install a later kernel on Zorin OS, I recommend the tuxinvader or the Liqourix kernel - which are very easy to install/
TuxInvader
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tuxinvader/lts-mainline -y
sudo apt update && sudo apt-get install linux-generic-5.17 -y
Liqourix kernel:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:damentz/liquorix -y
sudo apt update && sudo apt-get install linux-image-liquorix-amd64 linux-headers-liquorix-amd64