Intel® Wireless Wi-Fi Drivers for Linux*

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7/30/2025

Introduction

This download record includes the Linux* driver package version Core96 for the Intel® Wi-Fi 7/Wi-Fi 6E/Wi-Fi 6 and Intel® 9000 series Wireless Products

Detailed Description

Important Notice

  • This is an incremental release from previous releases and, as such, will include all their changes. Please refer to previous release notes if needed.
  • Linux* OS, software, and hardware not officially endorsed by your PC may affect performance and stability. We recommend consulting with your PC manufacturer or Linux* OS distributor to ensure compatibility and functionality with Intel wireless products.

Purpose

This release includes Linux* driver package version Core96 for the Intel® Wireless Products.

 

Supported Operating Systems

Linux* Kernel 6.16+

Kernel 6.16 Repository https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/?h=v6.16

Notes: The Intel wireless drivers are included in the upstream Linux* kernel. To obtain the latest wireless drivers, please install the latest version of Linux* kernel through the link above, the regular channels, OS distributions, or the Linux kernel archives. We support the use of the drivers only with the specific kernel version in which they were originally included.

 

Intel® Wireless Firmware Repositories

Intel wireless Wi-Fi firmware for Core96 release:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/commit/?id=1e29e963851fd36d35793a5afa95daef5df475ef

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/commit/?id=b5fb9ede6a3dd2f14f8118eebdebb4cef8859974

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/commit/?id=e258fd022749b826b40e38d22e9b5153351cbda0 

Notes: The Intel wireless device requires firmware to operate. Firmware usually ships with your Linux* OS distribution, or you can download it from the links above, or from the Firmware git tree. Each download provides firmware under its own License.

 

The following products are supported with this software package

  • Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE202
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE201
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE200
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX411 (Gig+)
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (Gig+)
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (Gig+)
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX203
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200
  • Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX101
  • Intel® Wireless-AC 9560
  • Intel® Wireless-AC 9260

Notes

  • For the new Intel® Wi-Fi 7 products - Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE202, Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE201 and Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE200:
    • All Intel® Wi-Fi 7 products support the 6GHz band for Wi-Fi. Usage of the 6GHz band relies on Operating System support as stated in the previous bullet.
    • Wi-Fi 7 features depend on Kernel, Operation System support, and connected Access Point (router) – Wi-Fi 7 functionally may be limited.
  • Linux* Drivers Support for Intel® Killer™ Wireless Products
  • If you're having support questions or need to report an issue, please use Bugzilla, where you can find solutions to previously reported issues or report a new issue.

What's new

See the release notes for what is new, fixed, and supported hardware.

 

How to install

  • Intel Wireless Drivers To obtain the latest wireless drivers, please install the latest version of Linux* kernel through the link above, the regular channels, distributions, or the Linux kernel archives.
  • Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Firmware. Firmware usually ships with your Linux* OS distribution, or you can download it from the links above, or from the Firmware git tree. Additional Information available in Linux* Support for Intel® Wireless Adapters. 

 

About Intel® software and drivers

The driver or software for your Intel® component might have been changed or replaced by the computer manufacturer. We recommend you work with your computer manufacturer before installing our driver so you don’t lose features or customizations.

See a list of computer manufacturer support websites.

 

Related topics

Linux* Operating System Vendor Websites