Fixing Slow Wifi Realtek rtl8821ce in Newest Linux Kernel

Wifi card is a small component in your laptop you can't choose. Lucky if you get a common, fine working wifi card with Linux kernel.

Recently I got a laptop with Realtek rtl8821ce that has a serious issue with newest Linux kernel (5.11.x and above). The wifi card becomes so slow after I did a system upgrade.

Apparently, the issue is caused by inappropriate driver loaded by the newest Linux kernel that makes the wifi card works less than a decent performance we should get.

The solution is quite simple. You have to install the appropriate driver from Ubuntu's official repository:

Connect to internet using your Android's USB thethering connection.
Install this following package:
sudo apt install rtl8821ce-dkms
Reboot your system

Comments

Unknown said…

Mr. Namaku,

This is kind of the problem I had with Ubuntu 21.10 and my Realtek 8811 wifi dongle. It caused me to go back to good old Linux Mint. Does this solution also apply to my WiFi dongle?

October 20, 2021 at 3:58 PM

Alwan Rosyidi said…

It should fix your problem too.

Good news is, this issue seems gone on Ubuntu 22.04. Try update to latest 22.04 and see what happens.

June 2, 2022 at 8:30 AM

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