well I'm disappointed: tried to install wifi drivers epic fail

no gcc??
Code:userx@userx-Lenovo-ideapad-330S-15ARR:~/Downloads/rtl8812au-5.6.4.2$ make
make ARCH=x86_64 CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/4.15.0-20-generic/build M=/home/userx/Downloads/rtl8812au-5.6.4.2 modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.15.0-20-generic'
arch/x86/Makefile:156: CONFIG_X86_X32 enabled but no binutils support
./scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 26: gcc: command not found
./scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 27: gcc: command not found
make[1]: gcc: Command not found
Makefile:976: "Cannot use CONFIG_STACK_VALIDATION=y, please install libelf-dev, libelf-devel or elfutils-libelf-devel"
CC [M] /home/userx/Downloads/rtl8812au-5.6.4.2/core/rtw_cmd.o
/bin/sh: 1: gcc: not found
scripts/Makefile.build:332: recipe for target '/home/userx/Downloads/rtl8812au-5.6.4.2/core/rtw_cmd.o' failed
make[2]: *** [/home/userx/Downloads/rtl8812au-5.6.4.2/core/rtw_cmd.o] Error 127
Makefile:1552: recipe for target '_module_/home/userx/Downloads/rtl8812au-5.6.4.2' failed
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/userx/Downloads/rtl8812au-5.6.4.2] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.15.0-20-generic'
Makefile:2246: recipe for target 'modules' failed
make: *** [modules] Error 2I'm using
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0846:9052 NetGear, Inc. A6100 AC600 DB Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8811AU]

what to do, no means of gaining a network connection to download anything while in there, but this laptop is multiboot so I can move files over into it if needed.

Isn't this Debian based?

Because it says Ubunututu in the boot listings. (confusing as I delete that and tried this) they Ubunututu did not even have make installed, crap sh*t, this is Linux and it should be part of every distro install, the tools needed to make and compile source code. or at least to be able to unselect it option, which I'd never do. :redface:

Quote:

Conclusion So, by trying out a new Linux distribution, Bodhi Linux, I have relearned an essential part of Linux: installing the gcc compiler. gcc is a core part of Linux, but installing it isn't as straight-forward as: sudo apt-get install gcc, at least on Bodhi Linux (which looks awesome!)

source:
http://redgreenrepeat.com/2019/07/05...n-bodhi-linux/

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Looks like I'm going to have a day of it --
Code:userx@userx-Lenovo-ideapad-330S-15ARR:~/Downloads$ ls
build-essential_12.8ubuntu1_amd64.deb rtl8812au-5.6.4.2
userx@userx-Lenovo-ideapad-330S-15ARR:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i build-essential_12.8ubuntu1_amd64.deb
[sudo] password for userx:
Selecting previously unselected package build-essential.
(Reading database ... 148896 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack build-essential_12.8ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking build-essential (12.8ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of build-essential:
build-essential depends on libc6-dev | libc-dev; however:
Package libc6-dev is not installed.
Package libc-dev is not installed.
build-essential depends on gcc (>= 4:9.2); however:
Package gcc is not installed.
build-essential depends on g++ (>= 4:9.2); however:
Package g++ is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package build-essential (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
build-essential
userx@userx-Lenovo-ideapad-330S-15ARR:~/Downloads$