I am not affiliated. This is not an affiliate link. I've used this brand in the past and wanted to get another spare wireless adapter.
The missus picked up the package in town, seeing as she was already going there. (Delivery companies don't like to come to my house in the winter, even if it's not 'bad'.)
It's dirt cheap but effective. I plugged it into three devices, each with a different Linux distro installed, and it was recognized and connected with no problems/drama.
If you want to keep a spare on-hand that's likely going to work even while you're installing the OS from the live distro, then these guys make stuff that works with Linux.
NETIS WF2116 USB 2.0 Wireless-N Adapter - Newegg.com
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The missus picked up the package in town, seeing as she was already going there. (Delivery companies don't like to come to my house in the winter, even if it's not 'bad'.)
It's dirt cheap but effective. I plugged it into three devices, each with a different Linux distro installed, and it was recognized and connected with no problems/drama.
If you want to keep a spare on-hand that's likely going to work even while you're installing the OS from the live distro, then these guys make stuff that works with Linux.