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rtl-wifi driver snapshot release

This package provides support to Realtek Wifi cards based on rtl8187 or
rtl8180 chipsets. It will compile and install the following modules:
ieee80211_crypt-rtl
ieee80211_crypt_wep-rtl
ieee80211_crypt_tkip-rtl
ieee80211_crypt_ccmp-rtl
ieee80211-rtl
r8187
r8180

The rtl-wifi installation instructions indicate that you must remove the
stock kernel's ieee80211 and possibly mac80211 modules prior to installing
this package. While this is not something we prefer to do, if you need
this package, you might feel differently. The instructions suggest the
following:
rm -rf /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/net/ieee80211
rm -rf /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/net/mac80211
We recommend that you move these two directories elsewhere instead so that
you can easily restore them in the event that you no longer need the
rtl-wifi package. Be sure to run "depmod -a" after adding or removing
kernel modules.
For more information, see http://rtl-wifi.sourceforge.net/wiki/Installing

Maintained by: Christophe Nguyen
Approved by: rworkman
Keywords: Realtek,wireless,driver,rt,wifi,rtl