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I have been using Ubuntu now for a while on my desktop and didn't have any big problems with it. I directly removed Windows 10 from my new laptop and installed Ubuntu 18.04.

Now there arrive the problems ^^.

I'm not able to get any Internet connection whatsoever, neither am I able to get a W-lan connection nor am I able to connect via Ethernet cable directly.

I have been looking for a driver for my RTL8821CE, but I quickly realized that I still have to learn a lot about how to handle Ubuntu correctly. (this is the driver that I downloaded: https://github.com/endlessm/linux/tree/master/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8821ce) I noticed that I have to make the file some how to build the driver, but the problem is I don't have the make package. So my thought was to just download the package on my Desktop put it on a usb-stick and install it on my laptop. But when I try that nothing happens, like literally I enter my sudo and nothing happens.

CONCLUSION for anyone who wants to cut the description:

I have no internet connection and need to get the required packages on my laptop to build the driver for my Realtek card in order to download any other packages.

After entering uname -a, I get:

Linux initBasti 4.15.0-20-generic #21-Ubuntu SMP ...UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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  • That is a big problem with 18.04. There is no build-essential and it is hard to install it without any network. See https://askubuntu.com/questions/1044853/build-essential-is-not-installed-by-default-in-18-04-how-to-install-network-dri – Pilot6 Jun 09 '18 at 14:09
  • So.. should I install a different OS? Like an older version of Ubuntu? – initBasti Jun 09 '18 at 14:10
  • If you install 16.04, at least you'll be able to build drivers out-of the-box. – Pilot6 Jun 09 '18 at 14:12
  • Ok, I think I try that, thank you :) It is just weird for me why build essential isn't part of Ubuntu 18.04, doesnt really make sense for me^^. – initBasti Jun 09 '18 at 14:12

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