[SOLVED] RTL8821ce support on linux not based on ubuntu?

respectablenoob · 07-05-2020, 04:40 PM

My computer uses a RTL8821ce wireless network adapter and I can use clone it from a guy on github but it isn't getting active developement. is there a way to get wifi without using this:https://github.com/tomaspinho/rtl8821ce ? Like, on some distros, sudo can't be used so how would I get connectivity? Thanks for any help.

tinfoil3d · 07-06-2020, 02:18 AM

screw sudo, use #, what's the problem with that?

beachboy2 · 07-06-2020, 02:49 AM

respectablenoob,

Alternative suggestions for RTL8821ce here (#6 & #7):
https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspo...altek.html#ID6

EDIT
Just noticed the non-Ubuntu base requirement.

ondoho · 07-06-2020, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by respectablenoob

My computer uses a RTL8821ce wireless network adapter and I can use clone it from a guy on github but it isn't getting active developement. is there a way to get wifi without using this:https://github.com/tomaspinho/rtl8821ce ? Like, on some distros, sudo can't be used so how would I get connectivity? Thanks for any help.

What distro?

You generally don't need sudo, su should still work.

rtmistler · 07-06-2020, 09:52 AM

What exactly is the problem? What distribution are you using and what version of it? What are your computer specs?

jefro · 07-06-2020, 03:54 PM

I'd wonder what distro doesn't have sudo by default.

On a default system you may also need other tools to build a driver since you didn't seem to mention.
Anyway see this. https://askubuntu.com/questions/9903...ltek-rtl8821ce

I'd suggest that you see about a usb to ethernet device that might be used to get lan connection to fix this. It is possible to download to a flash drive all the things you may need too but seems a bit more effort to me.

ondoho · 07-07-2020, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jefro

I'd wonder what distro doesn't have sudo by default.

Debian didn't until very recently, and even now I think there's some way to not install it during installation, maybe by not providing a root password. IIRC.

jefro · 07-08-2020, 02:59 PM

Thanks.

respectablenoob · 07-23-2020, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by rtmistler

What exactly is the problem? What distribution are you using and what version of it? What are your computer specs?

I can install it thanks for your help. The problem was I didn't run apt-update and I cant use sudo on puppy linux.

respectablenoob · 07-23-2020, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by beachboy2

respectablenoob,

Alternative suggestions for RTL8821ce here (#6 & #7):
https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspo...altek.html#ID6

EDIT
Just noticed the non-Ubuntu base requirement.

Thanks for the link, I think it works on Debian based systems.