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Installing a TP-Link TL-WN722N V2 on Ubuntu 16.04 with Kernel 4.4
# Source: https://askubuntu.com/questions/912498/tl-wn722n-is-not-recognized
sudo apt-get install git dkms git make build-essential
cd /usr/src
sudo git clone https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu.git
sudo dkms add ./rtl8188eu
sudo dkms build 8188eu/1.0
sudo dkms install 8188eu/1.0
sudo modprobe 8188eu
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nky70 commented Aug 15, 2018

@Flodip
So many thanks, your info helped me a lot.

@MadalinNitu
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I have a problem with monitor mode.
sudo airmon-ng
PHY Interface Driver Chipset

phy0 wlo1 iwlwifi Intel Corporation Device a370 (rev 10)
null wlx503eaa5a11b0 r8188eu
---> this is what is print and i can't use monitor mode.
also ....
dmesg | grep wlx503eaa5a11b0
[ 21.009985] r8188eu 1-3:1.0 wlx503eaa5a11b0: renamed from wlan0
[ 37.644223] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlx503eaa5a11b0: link is not ready
[ 38.078055] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlx503eaa5a11b0: link is not ready
[ 38.306442] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlx503eaa5a11b0: link is not ready
[ 41.103295] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlx503eaa5a11b0: link becomes ready

wlx503eaa5a11b0 is network interface for my TL-WN722N. Any help please?

@mehrdad1373pedramfar
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Thank you!

@shamim-42
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Thanks a lot man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It works on me.
After completing all of commands I just restarted my PC.

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