Article 6P75C Unable to upgrade the kernel from 6.6.9 to 6.8.11

Unable to upgrade the kernel from 6.6.9 to 6.8.11

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linarthi
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Hello all,
I am not able to install the `linux-headers-6.8.11-amd64` kernel even after repeated trying. I tried several methods - `sudo apt-get update`, `sudo apt-get upgrade`, `sudo apt-get dist-upgrade` `sudo dkms --configure linux-headers-amd64` `sudo apt-get install linux-headers-amd64`; but to no avail. In addition, the error the terminal shows is as follows:

dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-6.8.11-amd64 (--configure):
installed linux-headers-6.8.11-amd64 package post-installation
script subprocess returned error exit status 11
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-headers-amd64:
linux-headers-amd64 depends on linux-headers-6.8.11-amd64
(= 6.8.11-1kali2); however:
Package linux-headers-6.8.11-amd64 is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-amd64 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up linux-image-6.8.11-rt-amd64-dbg (6.8.11-1kali2) ...
Setting up linux-image-6.8.11-rt-amd64 (6.8.11-1kali2) ...
I: /initrd.img.old is now a symlink to boot/initrd.img-6.8.11-rt-amd64
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.8.11-rt-amd64.
Sign command: /lib/modules/6.8.11-rt-amd64/build/scripts/sign-file
Signing key: /var/lib/dkms/mok.key
Public certificate (MOK): /var/lib/dkms/mok.pub

Building module:
Cleaning build area...
Building module(s)....................(bad exit status: 2)
Failed command:
'make' all KVER=6.8.11-rt-amd64
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel:
6.8.11-rt-amd64 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/rtl8188fu/1.0/build/make.log for more information.
dkms autoinstall on 6.8.11-rt-amd64/x86_64 failed for rtl8188fu(10)
Error! One or more modules failed to install during autoinstall.
Refer to previous errors for more information.
dkms: autoinstall for kernel: 6.8.11-rt-amd64 failed!

From the errors, I feel the wifi driver `rtl8188fu` is the one that creates trouble. But, it is the driver for the wifi adapter for my PC, and deleting it would mean no internet for me. So, how should I proceed. For information, I currently have linux-header `uname -a` version as `6.6.9`. Rebooting will log me to the latest version `Kali Linux 6.8.11`, but without wifi drivers in the `ifconfig`, and without internet connection. For reference, here is first few lines of the content of the /var/lib/dkms/rtl8188fu/1.0/build/make.log file:

DKMS make.log for rtl8188fu-1.0 for kernel
6.8.11-cloud-amd64 (x86_64)
Friday 12 July 2024 04:51:10 PM IST
make ARCH=x86_64 CROSS_COMPILE= -C
/lib/modules/6.8.11- cloud-amd64/build
M=/var/lib/dkms /rtl8188fu/1.0/build modules
make[1]: Entering directory
'/usr/src/linux-headers-6.8.11-cloud-amd64'
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/rtl8188fu/1.0/build/core/rtw_cmd.o
/var/lib/dkms/rtl8188fu/1.0/build/core/rtw_cmd.c:2225:4: warning: no previous prototype for i_rtw_set_chplan_cmdi [-Wmissing-prototypes]
2225 | u8 _rtw_set_chplan_cmd(_adapter *adapter,
int flags, u8 chplan, const struct
country_chplan *country_ent, u8 swconfig)
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/var/lib/dkms/rtl8188fu/1.0/build/core/rtw_cmd.c:2769:6: warning: no previous prototype for idynamic_chk_wk_hdli [-Wmissing-prototypes]
2769 | void dynamic_chk_wk_hdl(_adapter *padapter)
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/var/lib/dkms/rtl8188fu/1.0/build/core/rtw_cmd.c:2963:6: warning: no previous prototype for irtw_dm_in_lps_hdli [-Wmissing-prototypes]
2963 | void rtw_dm_in_lps_hdl(_adapter*padapter)
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
/var/lib/dkms/rtl8188fu/1.0/build/core/rtw_cmd.c:3004:6: warning: no previous prototype for irtw_lps_change_dtim_hdli [-Wmissing-prototypes]
3004 | void rtw_lps_change_dtim_hdl
(_adapter *padapter, u8 dtim)
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For the full file, as it is very large, the link to open in Drive is [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kQ5...ew?usp=sharing)

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