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morrownr / 8821au-20210708

Linux Driver for USB WiFi Adapters that are based on the RTL8811AU and RTL8821AU Chipsets - v5.12.5.2
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Install driver without sudo #125

Closed computervirus91 closed 8 months ago

computervirus91 commented 8 months ago

I saw your recommendations after I got the adapter when it didn't work on Linux Mint. It works fine after install now.

However, I would like to install this driver without using the sudo command.

morrownr commented 8 months ago

Hi @computervirus91

I would like to install this driver without using the sudo command.

Can't say that I have seen this request before but I guess I can see where it is coming from. As far as an answer goes... I got nothing. You can't even do a basic manual installation without sudo or root.

If we were working with DOS, sure.

computervirus91 commented 8 months ago

I just wanted to be aware what the install script is doing with the sudo command in the system. I wanted to use this driver quickly so I posted this issue :) I was wondering if I could install it to my home/user-specific directory and create symlinks manually with sudo.

morrownr commented 8 months ago

I understand your position but what you are proposing won't work. Drivers (or modules as they called in Linux) are part of the kernel. home directories are not.

Let me suggest this. Go to the Main Menu of this site:

https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi

Scroll down to and read menu items 1 and 2. Menu item 1 gives you some background information and menu item 2 gives you information about adapters that use in-kernel drivers. No scripts and compiling. You plug those adapters in and they will work.

computervirus91 commented 8 months ago

Thank you for sharing this repo and all the information that helps to get a better insight into this domain.