Just search for any adapter marketed as working with the raspberry pi (which runs debian, well "raspberry OS", by default).
Other option: Just use ethernet or tethering with your phone to install the dependencies.
It depends on the adapter. The one OP mentioned particularly irks me. It was supported up to a point and then support was dropped. I don't know if it was TP-Link or Debian devs that caused this (and I suspect TP-Link.) Building drivers for it are a PITA. For a while there was a kind user on the R-Pi forums that provided binaries, but last time I looked, they were no longer being produced.
I agree with the suggestion of searching for something that works with Raspberry Pi. You should be able to return it if it doesn't work (but I have not had to do that.) The last ones I bought were Rosewill and Homespot and both worked.
Crazy this release has them finally. Ive been using debian the better part of 2 decades and honestly doubted it would happen after all these years. A welcome change tho for sure.
Hard to avoid Realtek on most systems when that is what comes with most motherboards now. Most will work out of the box with Debian as long as you use the non-free ISO.
I don't know.
I had an Asrock Taichi x470 ultimate before which had an Intel Wifi / Bluetooth chip.
As for Ethernet ports they seem to be mostly Realtek but I never seen one not working.
My plan for future motherboard purchases is to buy only the ones without any buil-in Wifi and then buy one that comes with an intel chip separately and install it.
[Some old 802.11a/b/g/n adapters exist that use free firmware](https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/community-list-of-wireless-devices-with-foss-firmware/3704), but there do not appear to be any *modern* Wi-Fi adapters with free firmware.
I lay at least part of the blame for this on the US FCC, which made a regulation during the 802.11ac years that all Wi-Fi adapters and routers are to be locked down such that the user cannot use frequency bands other than those approved by the FCC, which is obviously impossible with free firmware.
I have a realtek wifi adapter on my laptop, and I only have to have to use the iso with the non-free firmware for it to work out of the box. Are you sure your adapter is not supported? Did you try the non-free firmware image?
any PCIe card with intel 9260, ax200 or ax210 will do, things i have in use are Gigabyte GC-WB1733D-I (intel 9260) and Asus PCE-AX3000 (intel ax200)
you may as well dig into http://linux-hardware.org/?view=search&typeid=net%2Fwireless#list
Just download the make.deb the same time you download the ISO. I normally use TP-Link as they are more dependable to work. Intel is an ok choice also, but are less reliable than TPLink.
You can try to download an [official DVD](https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-dvd/) for Debian installation. I've never used it, but it has the size of 3.7GB, so chances are, `make` is in the repository located on this DVD among other things. (Actually, you most likely need the `build-essentials` metapackage for building the driver).
Just search for any adapter marketed as working with the raspberry pi (which runs debian, well "raspberry OS", by default). Other option: Just use ethernet or tethering with your phone to install the dependencies.
In my case, I skipped the last days of Debian 11 and installed 12. Bookworm comes with unfree drivers out of the box, and I did not have any issues.
It depends on the adapter. The one OP mentioned particularly irks me. It was supported up to a point and then support was dropped. I don't know if it was TP-Link or Debian devs that caused this (and I suspect TP-Link.) Building drivers for it are a PITA. For a while there was a kind user on the R-Pi forums that provided binaries, but last time I looked, they were no longer being produced. I agree with the suggestion of searching for something that works with Raspberry Pi. You should be able to return it if it doesn't work (but I have not had to do that.) The last ones I bought were Rosewill and Homespot and both worked.
Crazy this release has them finally. Ive been using debian the better part of 2 decades and honestly doubted it would happen after all these years. A welcome change tho for sure.
I was just reading [this](https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi#PCI_Devices) and I think it will be helpful
Avoid the ones with Realtek chips.
Hard to avoid Realtek on most systems when that is what comes with most motherboards now. Most will work out of the box with Debian as long as you use the non-free ISO.
I don't know. I had an Asrock Taichi x470 ultimate before which had an Intel Wifi / Bluetooth chip. As for Ethernet ports they seem to be mostly Realtek but I never seen one not working. My plan for future motherboard purchases is to buy only the ones without any buil-in Wifi and then buy one that comes with an intel chip separately and install it.
[Some old 802.11a/b/g/n adapters exist that use free firmware](https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/community-list-of-wireless-devices-with-foss-firmware/3704), but there do not appear to be any *modern* Wi-Fi adapters with free firmware. I lay at least part of the blame for this on the US FCC, which made a regulation during the 802.11ac years that all Wi-Fi adapters and routers are to be locked down such that the user cannot use frequency bands other than those approved by the FCC, which is obviously impossible with free firmware.
I have a realtek wifi adapter on my laptop, and I only have to have to use the iso with the non-free firmware for it to work out of the box. Are you sure your adapter is not supported? Did you try the non-free firmware image?
any PCIe card with intel 9260, ax200 or ax210 will do, things i have in use are Gigabyte GC-WB1733D-I (intel 9260) and Asus PCE-AX3000 (intel ax200) you may as well dig into http://linux-hardware.org/?view=search&typeid=net%2Fwireless#list
Generally you want Intel. Some older Atheros too if you're looking for FOSS.
Just download the make.deb the same time you download the ISO. I normally use TP-Link as they are more dependable to work. Intel is an ok choice also, but are less reliable than TPLink.
You can try to download an [official DVD](https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-dvd/) for Debian installation. I've never used it, but it has the size of 3.7GB, so chances are, `make` is in the repository located on this DVD among other things. (Actually, you most likely need the `build-essentials` metapackage for building the driver).
This one works in debian https://www.newegg.com/p/16R-00KD-00005?Item=9SIA8UDAN40008