How do I get an Atheros AR9285 working?

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Ubuntu has a tool to snag additional drivers for you. You need to plug the laptop into a wired network, and then run the "Additional Drivers" tool:

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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    I've just decided to jump into the world of Ubuntu, so far I encountered no problems until I tried to connect to my wireless network. I'm running Ubuntu on my laptop, Acer Aspire 5333-2880, which has an Acer Nplify 802.11b/g/n wireless card. After browsing for an answer, I think the problem is a missing driver. input:

     lspci | grep Network
    

    output:

    02:00.0 Network controller; Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)

    I found a couple of answers that might be right, but I have problems with both of them.

    1. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Device/Atheros/AR9285 It requires me to load the site in my laptop, but I can't do it without internet and I have no idea how to save this into a USB.
    2. http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download/stable/ But I have no idea how to really run or use this, and I wouldn't like to screw it up.

    Any advice or other possible solutions will be greatly appreciated!

    EDIT.

    Thanks a lot for your input Marko and Jorge. I am sure the problem was with one of the drivers, but I was too distracted, or tired yesterday to realize I didn't restart my computer after installing. As soon as I got turned on my computer again, it was working. Annoyingly, I am not sure what the problem was exactly nor what exactly fixed it.

    But still, thanks a lot Marko for the intel on how to build packages, I am sure it will be very useful later on!