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How to enable TP-link TL-WN725N USB wifi dongle for Debian testing (bullseye)

This will also probably work for debian stable (buster)

  1. Add rtl8xxxu to /etc/modules. It must be the only text on its line.
  2. Install firmware-realtek package.
  3. Reboot

RE Step 1: This must be done as root.

RE Step 2: You have to enable the non-free debian package section. Non free means not open source. Don't worry, you don't have to pay anything.

  1. Open up /etc/apt/sources.list as root, and add non-free to the end of your main package source (repository) You should end up with a line looking like deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian bullseye main non-free Run sudo apt update Run apt install firmware-realtek
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