# gnab/rtl8812au

Realtek 802.11n WLAN Adapter Linux driver

Repository: https://github.com/gnab/rtl8812au
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rtl8812au
Language: C
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-06-03T21:42:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4669, "days_push": 821, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1744, forks 554 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:30.522815+00:00)

## What it is
A Linux kernel driver for Realtek rtl8812au-based 802.11ac dual-band USB wireless adapters, forked from Realtek's v4.2.2 source and patched to build on modern kernels (>= 3.10). It supports DKMS installation so the module rebuilds automatically on kernel updates.

## Use cases
- get a D-Link DWA-171 USB wifi adapter working on Linux
- install a Realtek 8812au wireless driver on kernel 5.x
- build a wifi kernel module for Raspberry Pi
- set up DKMS auto-rebuild for a wireless driver
- fix wireless adapter not recognized on Ubuntu

## When to choose
- you have a Realtek rtl8812au/8812 chipset USB adapter (e.g. D-Link DWA-171) not working out of the box on Linux
- you need a driver that compiles on kernels >= 3.10 including ARM boards like the Raspberry Pi

## When to avoid
- your adapter uses a different Realtek chipset (e.g. rtl8821au) or an in-kernel-supported driver exists
- you are on Windows, macOS, or BSD
- you need a maintained driver for the newest kernels - check for more actively updated forks

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: networking
- domain: operating-systems, hardware
- platform: embedded
- tags: kernel-module, wifi-driver, realtek, rtl8812au, dkms, wireless-adapter, 80211ac, linux

## Member repositories
- gnab/rtl8812au (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.522815+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:29:28.454415+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gnab/rtl8812au (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.522815+00:00, sha b2082d7d828e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.