Driver for the TP-Link AC600 Archer T2U Nano, on Kubuntu 18.04 Previous fix from June 6 didn't work for me

Question

TP-Link AC600 Archer T2U Nano driver for Ubuntu 18.04 I could not get this fix to work for me. I am in and out of Ubuntu; it's been at least 5 years since I have worked in Ubuntu and I swear it used to be easier to find drivers and almost anything I needed back then. Here's the locations of my t2u:

     Bus 002 Device 007: ID 2357:0120

When I tried fixes from above I get:

    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree       
    Reading state information... Done
    E: Unable to locate package clone
    E: Unable to locate package https://github.com/aircrack-ng
    E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'https://github.com/aircrack-ng'
    E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'https://github.com/aircrack-ng'
    E: Unable to locate package cd
    E: Unable to locate package rtl8812au

or

    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree       
    Reading state information... Done
    <omitted> 
    E: Unable to locate package clone
    E: Unable to locate package http://github.com/jeremyb31
    E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'http://github.com/jeremyb31'
    E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'http://github.com/jeremyb31'
    E: Unable to locate package cd
    E: Unable to locate package rtl8812au-1
    E: Unable to locate package chmod
    E: Unable to locate package .dkms-install.sh
    E: Couldn't find any package by glob '.dkms-install.sh'
    E: Couldn't find any package by regex '.dkms-install.sh'

or

    Reading package lists... Done
    E: Unsupported file ./dkms-install.sh given on commandline

Any help would be amazing. I tried using drivers from cd, tp link website, and the fix above. Thank you.

Solution

You could install the latest drivers from this GitHub repo: https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au.git

As per the repo, this is how you can install the drivers using DKMS method:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install dkms
git clone -b v5.6.4.2 https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au.git
cd rtl8812au
sudo ./dkms-install.sh

Your USB WiFi adapter should be working now.

Comments

[Jags]

hi @joelv I've just posted an answer, with detailed steps, as described in GitHub repo. If you run into any issues, please update your post with error messages. Thanks.

[JoelV]

Hi @Jags. No issues. Worked first try. Thank you,

[JoelV]

Works! Thank you @Jags!

[paul23]

I don't see it working after this, the antenna still isn't recognized.