Realtek rtl8192eu official Linux driver v5.2.19.1
This driver is based on the (latest) official Realtek v5.2.19.1 driver with fixes and improvements to support the latest kernels (up to 5.14).
Make sure you have headers, build, dkms and git packages installed.
Check:
sudo apt list linux-headers-generic build-essential dkms git
Install if necessary:
sudo apt -y install linux-headers-generic build-essential dkms git
Run from driver directory:
./install_wifi.sh
Remove available drivers with (skip if sudo lshw -C network and dkms status do not show any wifi drivers):
sudo rmmod 8192eu
sudo rmmod rtl8xxxu
sudo dkms remove -m rtl8192eu -v 1.0
Blacklist default driver (rtl8xxxu on Ubuntu):
echo "blacklist rtl8xxxu" >> ./blacklist-rtl8xxxu.conf
sudo mv ./blacklist-rtl8xxxu.conf /etc/modprobe.d/
Run add and install commands from driver directory:
sudo cp -ar . /usr/src/rtl8192eu-1.0
sudo dkms add -m rtl8192eu -v 1.0
sudo dkms install -m rtl8192eu -v 1.0
Load driver (or reboot):
sudo modprobe 8192eu