Should I install the AX88179 USB Ethernet Driver - or any other external driver? I try to avoid external drivers that require root permissions to install, as they might break regular functionality/integrity easily, yet it seems like a must to install them sometimes.

I bought a USB 3.0 HUB with an Ethernet port, it seems to use an AX88179 chip, a common one as I see, it doesn't get recognised automatically

Should I risk it and install the drivers or keep using the Wi-Fi instead and not fix something that's not broken?
Should be safe, but make sure you have a backup to revert to - just in case.

Current drivers would appear to be v2.2, according to the Asix site

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