[Solved] Wifi device not detected in MX

[Head_on_a_Stick]

installed the driver perfectly

Is the module actually present in your system? Perhaps you didn't install it correctly.

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lsmod | grep rtl8188

[vamsi]

installed the driver perfectly

Is the module actually present in your system? Perhaps you didn't install it correctly.

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lsmod | grep rtl8188

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$ lsmod | grep rtl8188

it is not showing any error or message when i issued this command

[sunrat]

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$ lsmod | grep rtl8188

it is not showing any error or message when i issued this command

It should return the name of the driver if it is loaded. Showing nothing means it is not.
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sudo modprobe rtl8188fu

[vamsi]

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$ lsmod | grep rtl8188

it is not showing any error or message when i issued this command

It should return the name of the driver if it is loaded. Showing nothing means it is not.
Post the output from:

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sudo modprobe rtl8188fu

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sudo modprobe rtl8188fu
modprobe: FATAL: Module rtl8188fu not found in directory /lib/modules/4.19.0-5-amd64

[vamsi]

Tried to install with this and wifi dongle works fine
https://github.com/kelebek333/rtl8188fu

[Huckleberry Finn]

Yep: viewtopic.php?p=591444#p591444