RTL8188FU driver for Linux kernel 4.15.x ~ 5.18.x (Linux Mint, Ubuntu or Debian Derivatives)
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 management 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
Run following commands for disabling MAC Address Spoofing (Note: This is not needed on Ubuntu based distributions. MAC Address Spoofing is already disable on Ubuntu base).
sudo mkdir -p /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/
sudo touch /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/disable-random-mac.conf
echo -e "[device]\nwifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no" | sudo tee /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/disable-random-mac.conf
If you are using kernel 5.15 and 5.16, you must create a configuration file with following commands for preventing to conflict rtl8188fu module with built-in r8188eu module.
echo 'alias usb:v0BDApF179d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFFin* rtl8188fu' | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/r8188eu-blacklist.conf
sudo dkms remove rtl8188fu/1.0 --all
sudo rm -f /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8188fufw.bin
sudo rm -f /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf
You can install rtl8188fu driver with following commands from PPA.
for xUbuntu 16.04-18.04-20.04-21.10 / Linux Mint 18.x-19.x-20.x
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kelebek333/kablosuz
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install rtl8188fu-dkms
You can purge packages with following commands
sudo apt purge rtl8188fu-dkms
https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu/tree/arm#how-to-install-for-arm-devices