After finally compiling the github 8188cu-fixed, blacklisting the old driver, I'm left with an interface name starting with lx and continuing with the mac address.

I really need it to just say wlan1, so that I can use this sd-image for multiple orangepi-lite boards.

Each usb wifi stick I plug in comes up with a different MAC address, hence the interface name changes accordingly.

Example: One stick may have a MAC address 00-b6-56-0a-34-b2, and the interface ends up being called lx00b6560a34b2

I've had a look at the leading Ubuntu Xenial solutions,  so far none of them work,  mainly they use a grub based solution.

Hope someone can help.

 

Found the answer, apologies for adding a self answering thread to this forum, but hopefully this helps others.

 

https://askubuntu.com/questions/947519/ubuntu-17-04-how-to-rename-a-usb-network-interface-based-on-path-not-based-on/947852#947852

 

sudo ln -s /lib/udev/rules.d/80-net-setup-link.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/80-net-setup-link.rules