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Edimax EW-7811Un How To Install
Edimax EW-7811Un How To Install

Edimax EW-7811Un How To Install

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How to install EW-7811Un v2 in Ubuntu with official driver
As of Oct 2021, the Official Linux drivers on edimax.com website support Linux kernel
up to v5.3.7 only.
This instruction is done with an Ubuntu 19.10 installation with kernel
v5.3.0-18.
[1] Verify the kernel version in your Ubuntu Linux.
Click on "Activities" button on the top left corner. Type in terminal to get to the
Terminal utility. Type
The Network Manager on the top right corner indicates this Linux uses Ethernet cable to
connect to Internet to download driver and get necessary system files. There is no Wi-Fi
function available in this Ubuntu yet.
[2] Check the kernel headers version in your system.
$ apt list linux-headers*
It indicates the header of the kernel v5.3.0.18 has been installed.
If you do not see the correct kernel header version in the list, you need to install the
headers.
$ sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname –r)
[3] Check the build-essential package is in your system.
EDiMAX Tech Reference REV 1.0
$uname –r
to display your kernel version.
Tech Reference: 211021-01

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  • Page 1 Tech Reference: 211021-01 How to install EW-7811Un v2 in Ubuntu with official driver As of Oct 2021, the Official Linux drivers on edimax.com website support Linux kernel up to v5.3.7 only. This instruction is done with an Ubuntu 19.10 installation with kernel v5.3.0-18.
  • Page 2 Install the build-essential package if it hasn’t been installed yet. $ sudo apt install build-essential git [4] Download the Linux driver of EW-7811Un v2 on http://www.edimax.com site. Please note the supported kernel of the Linux driver before you download it.
  • Page 3 EW7811UnV2. [5] Go to terminal prompt. Change directory to the driver folder. $ cd Downloads $ cd EW-7811Un_V2_Linux_Driver_1.0.1.3 [6] Compile the driver. $ make [7] Install the driver $ sudo make install EDiMAX Tech Reference REV 1.0...
  • Page 4 Go to Terminal application. Change folder to the Driver subfolder in Downloads. $ sudo make uninstall $ make clean $ sudo reboot Technical Support Team Edimax USA /*** EOF ***/ Created: 2021-10-23 EDiMAX Tech Reference REV 1.0...