Ubuntu – Realtek RTL8221ce Wireless driver / adapter [Answered]

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I recently installed Ubuntu 19.04, and it says I have no WiFi adapter connected, and will not allow me to connect to wireless internet. I have seen many places that this may be because Ubuntu hasn't released a driver supported with Ubuntu, for Realtek drivers, but I feel like there is a way to get it to work for RTL8821ce. My Ubuntu 19.04 is running along side Windows 10 Home (Build 19.09), as I would like to keep Windows too. An answer would be greatly appreciated, as I've tried many methods in the terminal, and nothing has worked.

Best Answer

Apparently, tomaspinho's driver is not working on Kernel version 5.3; check yours:

~$ uname -a

In any case, this driver is, according to its README.md, "being developed for Arch Linux and Ubuntu 18.10. No support will be provided for other Linux distributions or Linux Kernel versions outside of that range". I wouldn't recommend this driver for 18.10 users either, since there is a better solution:

Solution

Try the new driver available in the ubuntu repos. For this, first unistall tomaspinho's and then do:

# Perform the following AFTER UNINSTALLING tomaspinho's driver
sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo apt update
sudo apt install rtl8821ce-dkms

This solution may only work in Ubuntu 19.10. Consider ditching the 19.04 version in favor of the 19.10.

Working for me in an ASUS fx505dy-bq024 with the Realtek RTL8821CE wifi card under Ubuntu 19.10.

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