Tested on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS running on Kernel 5.0.x, it compiles and improves performance of wi-fi signal greatly on this card.
I made this version seeing that almost nobody cared about this card, not even the original vendor Ralink which turned to Mediatek, who just care about the Windows version, and the version that comes with linux kernel out of the box has weak wifi strength as it's more generic and using the drivers of rt2800pci.
Needs the dkms package from the distro repos or manually compiled. Can be gotten in Ubuntu derivatives by simply doing:
$: sudo apt-get install dkmsNext steps to install.
1. $: git clone https://github.com/Borwe/rt3290-linux-drivers.git
2. $: sudo cp -r rt3290sta-2.6.0.0/ /usr/src/
3. $: sudo dkms install -m rt3290sta -v 2.6.0.0 --force
4. $: sudo reboot
To Uninstall.
1. $: sudo dkms remove rt3290sta/2.6.0.0 --all
2. $: sudo rebootAfter installation, and reboot, you might see there is no wifi, but it's just that the interface is put down on boot, you can make it auto start on start up yourself or run:
$: sudo ifconfig eno1 upHere eno1 being the driver interface of the Ralink card that would be seen with a simple iwconfig