03-23-2024, 08:58 AM
From what I understand some USB Wifi adapters will work out of the box/plug and play because the drivers are now part of the kernel, so the key seems to be what kernel version your particular distro (and that version) is using and I guess whether you can run it with a newer kernel. When I was looking into this recently the models recommended in certain articles tend to be more expensive* but they're only a handful, and I don't know that any given brand will be completely Linux friendly - and again there's the version issue. I typically search the product reviews if there are many on the site that sells them and even found the CLI commands for compiling once for an older MX Linux version, though I don't think that's needed anymore with the newer kernel.
I don't know if there is an easy reference for which version the 32 bit LL 3.8 used or can use, that would be the question in my mind.
* BTW I'm waiting for a nano adapter to be shipped for under $1 (including shipping in the domestic US) - it's an older N model but if it turns out to be linux compatible I'll be sure to make some noise about it and do the research to see what might be needed to get it going. Don't know their inventory level but it's not a one off either.
I don't know if there is an easy reference for which version the 32 bit LL 3.8 used or can use, that would be the question in my mind.
* BTW I'm waiting for a nano adapter to be shipped for under $1 (including shipping in the domestic US) - it's an older N model but if it turns out to be linux compatible I'll be sure to make some noise about it and do the research to see what might be needed to get it going. Don't know their inventory level but it's not a one off either.