install ubuntu 20.04 and connect tplink usb wifi
did all the necessary instillation of drivers.
sudo lshw -C network:

*-network
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 3
bus info: usb@1:10
logical name: wlx242fdww08af0d1
serial: 24:2f:d0:8a:f0:d1
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl88XXau driverversion=5.15.0-126-generic multicast=yes wireless=unassociated

unable to see any networks
sudo iwlist scan
Failed to read scan data : Resource temporarily unavailable

when:
sudo iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eno1 no wireless extensions.

wlx242fdww08af0d1 unassociated ESSID:"" Nickname:"<WIFI@REALTEK>"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Sensitivity:0/0
Retryff RTS thrff Fragment thrff
Encryption keyff
Power Managementff
Link Quality=0/100 Signal level=0 dBm Noise level=0 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0