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Debian / Ubuntu Installation

Adding the repository enables automatic updates when new versions are released.

Quick Setup

curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/mt76/packages/setup.deb.sh' | sudo -E bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt install mt76-mt7925-dkms

Manual Repository Configuration

Click to expand manual setup 
# Install dependencies
sudo apt install apt-transport-https curl gnupg

# Import GPG key
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/mt76/packages/gpg.5993EEFA4E82E600.key' | \
  sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/mt76-packages.gpg

# Add repository (auto-detects your release codename)
CODENAME=$(lsb_release -cs)
DISTRO=$(lsb_release -is | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mt76-packages.gpg] https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/mt76/packages/deb/${DISTRO} ${CODENAME} main" | \
  sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mt76-packages.list

# Install
sudo apt update
sudo apt install mt76-mt7925-dkms

Option B: Manual Download

Download from GitHub Releases:

# Download the latest release (check GitHub for current version)
wget https://github.com/zbowling/mt7925/releases/latest/download/mt76-mt7925-dkms_VERSION-1_all.deb
sudo apt install ./mt76-mt7925-dkms_*_all.deb

Verify Installation

# Check DKMS status
dkms status | grep mt76-mt7925

# Check module path (should be updates/dkms)
modinfo mt7925e | grep filename

# Check WiFi interface
ip link | grep wl

Update

With repository configured:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Kernel Requirements

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Ubuntu 24.04 ships with kernel 6.8, which is not supported. You need kernel 6.17+.

Options:

Tested Distributions

Distribution Kernel Status
Ubuntu 25.10 6.17+ Working
Debian Testing 6.17+ Working
Ubuntu 24.04 6.8 Needs newer kernel