installing wifi usb dongle
by jude7 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#54V0C)
I have a desktop with Mint 18.2 Cinnamon, and no wifi on the mobo, an MSI B75MA-P45.
I purchased this USB/WiFi dongle:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1200Mbps-Lo...72.m2749.l2649
The installation disk has a "Linux" folder on it, and the "Start Guide" there advises (in broken english) to use the "install.sh" item to accomplish the install. There is a fragmented, seemingly incomplete "procedure" apparently assuming the user is a pro.
Trying the "install.sh" item, I get a reply in the terminal to the effect "command not recognized", and I think "install.sh" might be a Fedora command, as that is the only distribution explicitly mentioned.
There are folders with names that don't quite match what's in the Guide, so it is not possible to follow the procedure, spotty as it seems to be. I think the software was changed or updated, but the manual was not...
Clearly, this dongle can work with Linux, but how?
System details;
Mint Cinnamon 18.2
MSI B75MA-P45 mobo
i7-3770 CPU, 3.4 Ghz
16Gb RAM @ 1600 Mhz
64Gb SSD for the OS
1Tb Data HDD
Radeon HD5850 Video Bd, 1Gb
I purchased this USB/WiFi dongle:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1200Mbps-Lo...72.m2749.l2649
The installation disk has a "Linux" folder on it, and the "Start Guide" there advises (in broken english) to use the "install.sh" item to accomplish the install. There is a fragmented, seemingly incomplete "procedure" apparently assuming the user is a pro.
Trying the "install.sh" item, I get a reply in the terminal to the effect "command not recognized", and I think "install.sh" might be a Fedora command, as that is the only distribution explicitly mentioned.
There are folders with names that don't quite match what's in the Guide, so it is not possible to follow the procedure, spotty as it seems to be. I think the software was changed or updated, but the manual was not...
Clearly, this dongle can work with Linux, but how?
System details;
Mint Cinnamon 18.2
MSI B75MA-P45 mobo
i7-3770 CPU, 3.4 Ghz
16Gb RAM @ 1600 Mhz
64Gb SSD for the OS
1Tb Data HDD
Radeon HD5850 Video Bd, 1Gb