Debian r8169 driver

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Learn more. Ask Question. Asked 1 year, 3 months ago. Active 1 year, 3 months ago. Viewed 6k times. So my subquestions: how can I find the right driver for any specific Ubuntu kernel? EDIT: if there is no clear list, are there any rules behind "if there are problems and you don't have r, you probably need it" and "if there are problems and you already have r, you probably need to purge it"?

Improve this question. Pavel V. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. If you run apt show rdkms , you'll see This driver should only be used for devices not yet supported by the in-kernel driver r Improve this answer.

Pilot6 Pilot6 So it depends more on the exact ethernet adapter? However, I'm still not sure whether I understand the guidelines of installing or purging rdkms - see my editted subquestion.

If your ethernet is working with the default r, there is no need whatsoever to add new device IDs. In other words, if the default driver covers devices , and and your device is and works as expected with r, you needn't install r which only covers newer devices and