displaylink-debian

displaylink-debian

DisplayLink driver installer for Debian and Ubuntu based Linux distributions: Debian, Ubuntu, Elementary OS, Mint, Kali, Deepin and many more! Full list of all supported platforms

Why do I need displaylink-debian?

DisplayLink releases its drivers only for Ubuntu xx.04 LTS. Hence if you run any other Ubuntu version or any other Linux distribution DisplayLink will not work as expected.

displaylink-debian allows seamless installation of the official DisplayLink drivers tailored to work for most of the Debian based Linux distributions regardless of which Linux kernel version (>4.15) you’re using.

Installation

1. Download the repo, cd in the directory and run the shell script with sudo:

   git clone https://github.com/AdnanHodzic/displaylink-debian.git
   cd displaylink-debian
   sudo ./displaylink-debian.sh
   

2. Then consult the Post Install Guide to make sure everything works as intended.

Troubleshooting and debugging

Please note: Your external monitor/s may not work as expected unless you perform additional steps as described in the Post Installation Guide.

Before submitting a bug report in the issue tracker, please make sure to:

• read Troubleshooting most common issues.
• when submitting a new issue, include debug information by running: sudo ./displaylink-debian.sh --debug

Supported platforms are:

• BunsenLabs
• Debian
• Deepin
• Devuan
• elementary OS
• Kali
• KDE neon
• LMDE
• Mint
• MX Linux
• Nitrux
• Parrot
• Pop!_OS
• PureOS
• Ubuntu
• UOS: apricot - eagle
• Zorin

Regardless of which Linux kernel version (>4.15) you’re using.

If your distribution or version is not on the list, make sure to include debug information by running: sudo ./displaylink-debian.sh --debug and submit a request to add support for it.

Technical

• displaylink-debian.sh downloads and extracts the contents of the official DisplayLink Ubuntu driver.

• displaylink-debian.sh modifies the contents of the official installer, displaylink-installer.sh, makes all necessary changes for DisplayLink to work out of box on supported Linux distribution.

• Install/Reinstall/Uninstall is performed.

Discussion

• Kernel agnostic, DisplayLink Debian GNU/Linux driver installer

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