Success with the 8188GU comes down to three things:
USB 1.1 fallback due to poor connection or USB extension cable. realtek 8188gu wireless lan 802.11n
Heads up for Linux users: If you buy a USB Wi-Fi adapter with the Realtek 8188GU chip, it will not work out of the box. You need to manually compile the driver from GitHub. Search for "rtl8188gu linux driver" before you throw your computer out the window. 🪟💻 Success with the 8188GU comes down to three things: USB 1