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Does the Realtek Semiconductor RTL8852CE PCIe 802.11ax Wireless Network Controller work on Linux?

Driver available. Kernel ID match for rtw89_8852ce — Linux 5.18+. Separate firmware requirements have not been verified; no declaration is not evidence that none is needed.

Technical details

Device category	Wi-Fi adapter
Bus	PCIe
Device IDs	`10ec:c852`
Kernel driver	rtw89_8852ce
In kernel since	Linux 5.18+

Firmware requirement

Separate firmware requirements have not been verified; no declaration is not evidence that none is needed. This is a driver-family list, not a per-device requirement. Optional features and other chips may use different files. Presence is checked against linux-firmware WHENCE File and Link records, including patterns.

Firmware	Manifest check

Firmware packaging varies by distribution; consult Debian firmware guidance or Arch network setup guidance. A missing manifest entry does not mean the device is unsupported.

Which distros work?

Distro	Kernel	Requirements
Arch Linux	✅ 7.2	Kernel ID match available; firmware requirements not verified
Fedora 44	✅ 7.2	Kernel ID match available; firmware requirements not verified
Fedora 43	✅ 7.2	Kernel ID match available; firmware requirements not verified
openSUSE Tumbleweed	✅ 7.2	Kernel ID match available; firmware requirements not verified
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS	✅ 7.0	Kernel ID match available; firmware requirements not verified
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS	✅ 6.8	Kernel ID match available; firmware requirements not verified
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS	5.15 (driver in 5.18; 6.8 available)	Needs Linux 5.18; firmware requirements not verified
Debian 13	✅ 6.12	Kernel ID match available; firmware requirements not verified
Debian 12	✅ 6.1	Kernel ID match available; firmware requirements not verified

Default kernels as of 2026-10-07; distributions may backport drivers. This table compares kernel ID-table support, not tested connectivity or firmware package availability.

Is this my device?

Run lspci -nn and look for 10ec:c852. Paste IDs into the home lookup.

Sources

drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/rtw8852ce.c

Listed ID matches are not hands-on tests of speed, Bluetooth version, or every device feature. See how this works and more Wi-Fi adapters.