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# REALTEK RTL88x2B USB Linux Driver
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**Current Driver Version**: 5.6.1.6
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**Support Kernel**: 2.6.24 ~ 5.6 (with unofficial patches)
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Official release note please check ReleaseNotes.pdf
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**Note:** if you believe your device is **RTL8812BU** or **RTL8822BU** but after loaded the module no NIC shows up, the device ID maybe not in the driver whitelist. In this case please submit a new issue with `lsusb` result, and your device name, brand, website, etc.
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# How to use this kernel module
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* Make sure you have installed the kernel headers
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* All commands need to be run in the driver directory
* The following commands only build module for the current running kernel
* You need rebuild the kernel module everytime you update/change the kernel
## Building
```
make
```
## Installing
```
sudo make install
```
## Uninstalling
```
sudo make uninstall
```
For more details please refer to Linux Kernel Documentation.
https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt
# Distribution
* Archlinux AUR https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/rtl88x2bu-dkms-git/
