Realtek RTL8812au USB adapter problem

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So, my wifi suddenly started to turn off and on to the point i need to unplug it and restart it to get back. I've Google'd this problem, and it seems that I need to edit it via nano? If so, how can I do that? The version I'm using right now is Ubuntu MATE 18.04.2 LTS (Bionic) 64-bit.

Note: I really have a bad feeling that this issue is about power. Also, when I put a USB on its neighboring slot like say a keyboard or a mouse USB it seems that it happens less often.

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Hi
So editing using nano is done by the following method:

  • Open a terminal using CTRL + ALT+ T
  • type in nano /path/to/the/file/you/wanna/edit
  • Navigate using the keyboard to the place you wanna make your modifications
  • Make your modifications
  • Save your work: hit CTRL+X, then it promps you to save the buffer - hit Y (Or whatever the key binding for "yes" is in your locale)

And that should do it.
If you want further help diagnosing your issue, please provide the output of the command:

inxi -Fm

Cheers

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Sorry to ask, but what do I put in that nano file path? It's in my documents then rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux folder.

This is the output:

System: Host: user-H81M-S2PH Kernel: 4.18.0-18-generic x86_64 bits: 64
Desktop: MATE 1.20.1 Distro: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Machine: Device: desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: H81M-S2PH v: x.x serial: N/A
BIOS: American Megatrends v: FC date: 11/10/2014
CPU: Dual core Intel Core i3-4160 (-MT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
clock speeds: max: 3600 MHz 1: 1875 MHz 2: 2114 MHz 3: 2092 MHz
4: 1559 MHz
Memory: Using dmidecode: root required for dmidecode
Graphics: Card: Intel 4th Generation Core Integrated Graphics Controller
Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.20.1 )
drivers: modesetting (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: [email protected]
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Haswell version: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.8
Audio: Card-1 Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Def. Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel
Card-2 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.18.0-18-generic
Network: Card: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCIE Gigabit Ethernet Controller
driver: r8169
IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: fc:aa:14:87:23:c5
Drives: HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (3.8% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD10EZRZ size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 916G used: 36G (5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 50.0C mobo: 27.8C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 207 Uptime: 4:45 Memory: 2342.8/3845.0MB
Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.3.56

Another thing I'm currently using this command to revive my wifi: sudo systemctl restart network-manager.service
It lasts for a bit

More info: So I used this installation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ0gcA778Ms in my Ubuntu MATE I tried every 6 slot of my USB some of it is terrible, because the adapter doesn't start while some start at first then shuts off. But, in general it shuts off randomly