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I just recently installed Ubuntu 14.04. I am trying to follow the simple step by step guide in the accompanied pdf file to install the Linux driver for the airlink 100ac. The only internet access I have is on another laptop, and I have an 8gig usb stick which I can use. To transfer files, as I can do with the driver folder. The step by step guide:

Installation of driver in Linux

  1. Download the latest Linux driver from http://www.jensenscandinavia.com/downloads

  2. Copy the driver to your local folder.

  3. Open console
  4. Unzip the driver

  5. Enter make (and click enter)

  6. Enter sudo apt-get install build-essential (and click enter)

  7. If you have the Air:Link 500ac - enter (and click Enter) sudo modprobe 8812au. If you have the Air:Link 100ac - enter sudo modprobe 8821au (and click Enter)

The driver should now be installed and your AL100AC / 500AC is ready for use.

How do I install this? On step 5, when I type make and press enter, it says :

make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.

And on step 6, I suppose I need internet connection? I don't have an internet connection before I get the usb dongle to function. Can I get build-essential via usb?

hg8
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Ole Reidar
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  1. Download build-essential package (32/64 bit: uname -m) on the laptop with Internet Access from here: http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/build-essential

  2. Copy the build-essential package onto your USB-Stick

  3. Install the package onto your laptop:

sudo dpkg -i /path/to/build-essential*.deb

  1. Now type:

make clean

  1. Create/compile driver

make

  1. Install driver

sudo make install

  1. Load driver

sudo modprobe 8821au

Driver should be installed

koni_raid
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  • When I type: "sudo dpkg -i build-essential.deb", I get a message saying that it can't install because it depends on g++ (>= 4:4.4.3), and that package g++ is not installed. – Ole Reidar Sep 18 '15 at 11:33
  • Yes, build-essential is a meta-package and has a lot of dependencies. Try this: http://askubuntu.com/questions/334136/how-do-i-install-build-essential-without-an-internet-connection – koni_raid Sep 18 '15 at 12:24
  • You will also need linux-headers. – chili555 Sep 19 '15 at 03:40