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Before directly diving into the error “fatal error: net/ipx.h:”, let’s discuss the wireless drivers.

Drivers are crucial system configuration packages that serve as an intermediary between your operating system and a hardware accessor, providing the OS with all the necessary tools and standards for establishing a fast and secure connection, data exchange, service execution, and in some cases, a user-facing UI that provides additional configuration options.

Realtek Wireless Driver is a standalone driver archive designed to provide your operating systems with the ability to communicate quickly, reliably, and securely with a wide variety of Realtek wireless communication hardware solutions.

Occasionally, when installing the driver, you may encounter the following error:

fatal error: net/ipx.h: No such file or directory 20 | #include <net/ipx.h>

Linux’s kernel files were just updated a few weeks ago. The required files are from code that was removed from the Linux kernel, so they no longer exist in Linux. The new repository can be used to clone a newer version of the driver that does not rely on code that has been removed from the kernel.

Solution

Use the following command to clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Amnaik17/rtl8188eus.git

cd rtl8188eus.git

make && sudo make install

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