Extremely Confused About Ubuntu and Wireless Adapters

[Deleted member 2332882]

I hope this is the correct category.

I want to convert to Ubuntu from Windows 10. I partitioned off some of my hard drive and set up my system for Dual Boot so I could test Ubuntu out. I do not have access to an ethernet jack, so I was using a wireless USB adapter (Linksys AE1200) on Win10. Long story short, that adapter was not compatible with Linux. I would like to purchase a new adapter that will work, so I looked for such an adapter. Every adapter that I found said that it was compatible with Ubuntu 14.x or, rarely, 16.x. If I understand correctly, the most recent distribution of Ubuntu is 18.04. I cannot find any adapters which seem to work for this build. Does this mean that the only way to have access to Wi-Fi is to use an old version of Ubuntu? Additionally, even if there were a build for 18.x would that mean that I could never update Ubuntu without purchasing a new adapter? I am just all-around confused about how compatibility works with regards to wireless adapters and Ubuntu. If anyone is aware of a wireless USB adapter (preferably one that works out-of-the-box) which works for the current Ubuntu distribution, I would greatly appreciate some help finding it.

Thank you.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

With some rare exceptions anything compatible with an older version will run just fine on a newer kernel.

 

[Rocky Bennett]

First of all, man is that an ancient WI FI adaptor. Come on, Windows Vista and Windows XP.

http://downloads.linksys.com/downloads/userguide/AE1200-AE2500_UG-final-1.pdf

A new Wi Fi adapter is only about $10.00

https://www.amazon.com/Edimax-EW-7811Un-150Mbps-Raspberry-Supports/dp/B003MTTJOY/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_g1405964225?_encoding=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0&ie=UTF8&pldnSite=1

Also, here is a make shift solution

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2315366

But I would spend the $10 and buy a new dongle.

 

[Deleted member 2332882]

First of all, man is that an ancient WI FI adaptor. Come on, Windows Vista and Windows XP.

http://downloads.linksys.com/downloads/userguide/AE1200-AE2500_UG-final-1.pdf

A new Wi Fi adapter is only about $10.00

https://www.amazon.com/Edimax-EW-7811Un-150Mbps-Raspberry-Supports/dp/B003MTTJOY/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_g1405964225?_encoding=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0&ie=UTF8&pldnSite=1

Also, here is a make shift solution

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2315366

But I would spend the $10 and buy a new dongle.

I looked at the reviews for the adapter you linked, and I saw a whole lot of people saying that it was a nightmare to get to work on Ubuntu or that it simply did not work on Ubuntu. This brings me back to the original problem, which is that I cannot find an adapter which either works out-of-the-box or is at least fairly simple to get working on Ubuntu. I am happy to spend the $10 (or significantly more), but I don't know what I can spend it on that will actually work.

 

[Rocky Bennett]

http://www.wirelesshack.org/top-linux-compatible-usb-wireless-adapters.html