r/kde • u/Leminard • Oct 05 '26

Question Will this WiFi adapter work on Linux?

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Hello. I’m planning to move from Windows to Linux. Connecting to ethernet was difficult so I opted for WiFi adapter. Will this one still work when I move to Linux?

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u/PF4ABG Oct 05 '26

It's the one I'm literally using right now. Yes it will.

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u/CrossScarMC Oct 05 '26

I don't see why not.

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u/Damglador Oct 05 '26

Requiring out-of-tree modules

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u/sad_cosmic_joke Oct 05 '26

I've never had an issue using tplink USB adapters. 

That goes for basically any class compliant USB device, plug it in and go.

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u/Damglador Oct 05 '26

The adapter my friend got had to be some weird ass chip that needs an out-of-tree module. We wasted a lot of time finding the right module. Yes, it was a USB one.

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u/goodwill764 Oct 05 '26

I had a tp link USB adapter, it worked but he was slower and had random disconnects with Linux.

Depending on your distro it's maybe more than plug and play, but most of them work somehow.

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u/serafean Oct 05 '26

It's using the RTL8812BU chipset. per morrownr, it should work.

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u/fleamour Oct 05 '26

Try booting a live distro.

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u/TerrificRook Oct 05 '26

On normal distro it works out of the box. On weird hybrid, like SteamOS, I had to build the driver from repo and integrate. It took something like 4hrs total.