Hey folks,

I have spent an entire day searching everywhere on the Internet a way on how to get the ALFA AWU036ACH AC1200 network adapter driver properly installed on a 2024.4 Kali Linux VM (VMware Workstation Pro 17).

Finally, the solution which worked out for me after hours of troubleshooting and reinstalling VMs was the following one:

Initial Steps

Install a new fresh Kali VM 2024.4

Unplug off the WiFi network adapter

Update your OS

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
reboot

Install headers

apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)

Update OS once more

apt-get update
sudo apt-get update

Install the driver

sudo apt install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms

Install dkms and Reboot

sudo apt install dkms
reboot

Plug in the adapter and give it a shot! :)

sudo wifite --kill