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For Kernel 4.15.x ~ 5.11.x (Linux Mint, Ubuntu or Debian Derivatives)

sudo ln -s /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/arch/arm /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/arch/armv7l

sudo apt-get install build-essential git dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)

git clone -b arm https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu rtl8188fu-arm

sudo dkms add ./rtl8188fu-arm

sudo dkms build rtl8188fu/1.0

sudo dkms install rtl8188fu/1.0

sudo cp ./rtl8188fu/firmware/rtl8188fufw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/

Run following commands for disabling power management and plugging/replugging issues.

sudo mkdir -p /etc/modprobe.d/

sudo touch /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf

echo "options rtl8188fu rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_enusbss=0" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf

Run following commands for disabling MAC Address Spoofing (Note: No need this on Ubuntu based distributions. MAC Address Spoofing is already disable on Ubuntu base).

sudo mkdir -p /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/

sudo touch /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/disable-random-mac.conf

echo -e "[device]\nwifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no" | sudo tee /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/disable-random-mac.conf

sudo dkms remove rtl8188fu/1.0 --all

sudo rm -f /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8188fufw.bin

sudo rm -f /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8188fu.conf