Ensure build-essential tools and current kernel headers are installed.
Nowadays, compat-wireless has evolved into the backports project, and even that is less necessary because most modern kernels include drivers for hardware released after the kernel’s date. The Linux wireless stack, thanks to heroes like Larry Finger and the kernel wireless team, is rock-solid. download compat wireless
# Example: Downloading a specific legacy version (2.6.38) wget https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/compat-wireless/v2.6/compat-wireless-2.6.38.tar.bz2 Ensure build-essential tools and current kernel headers are